Unless the Council stands up, and the people take back this election aggressively right now, the jail industry just did a zinger. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Whatcom County Jail
MailerGate Teaches Us, But Will We Learn? / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
A recent jail mailer issued by the county administration addressing a ballot measure right before ballots were mailed reflects abuse of power by Executive Louws on several counts. I hope this will cause some individuals and organizations to reconsider their endorsement. Continue reading
Making a Jail: Bamboozle! / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
Trust me, baby!
Fri, Oct 16, 2015, 5:53 pm Tip Johnson
The jail proposal is wrought with troubling contradictions. The only way to prevent a massive misappropriation of public funds – a tax heist – is to vote down Prop. 2015-1 and start over on a downtown jail, next to the courthouse with good programs out front to keep folks out of jail. Continue reading
Event: Exposing the Jail Industry Gold Mine, October 21 / Facebook event, Restorative Community Coalition
Jail Facts Successfully Avoided / NorthwestCitizen, Editor’s Blog post
Wed, Oct 14, 2015, 12:48 pm Editor’s Blog post
On 9/30/2015 County Council member Rud Browne originated Agenda Bill 2015-295 (p.251-259), a resolution requesting County Executive Jack Louws develop models to assist the County Council , the City of Bellingham and other “interested parties’ to “understand the impact of the various proposals related to a new long term jail facility use agreement”. Continue reading
Jail Tax is a bad idea: Joy Gilfilen on the Joe Show/ Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Joy Gilfilen
October 13, 2015 Joy Gilfilen
Just interviewed on the Joe Show about the reasons that the Jail Tax is a bad idea, and how the jail industry is like a goldmine for private contractors – and a tax hog for the working public. Continue reading
The Making of a Jail Crisis: Part Three – Inhumane Outlouws / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
Mon, Oct 12, 2015, 7:40 pm Tip Johnson
After wrecking the jail structure and stuffing it with increased bookings and longer stays, what else could help propel a jail crisis? Inhumane conditions! Continue reading
Just Say No – to the Incarceration-Industrial Complex /NorthwestCitizen, David Camp
Whatcom County Annual Incarceration Costs – per projection #2.Fri, Oct 02, 2015, 11:48 am David Camp
Key data to help you make your decision on the county’s proposal to borrow $97 million to build a new jail:
Amount borrowed: $ 97,000,000 Continue reading
NO BAIL FOR JAIL / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Tim Johnson
NO BAIL FOR JAIL: Oddities combine for one certainty, the $100 million jail sales tax proposal is struggling and in need of a Plan B.[…] Continue reading
The Making of a Jail Crisis, Part Two – Stuff it! / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johson
Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:52 pm Tip Johnson
The Restorative Community Coalition, led by Irene Morgan & county executive candidate Joy Gilfilen, has identified 15 ways the County has stuffed the jail in their Report to Taxpayers (p. 10-11) Continue reading
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