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Our colleague Susannah Frame with KING 5 News Civil rights advocates from Disability Rights Decades of research show that people with serious Gov. Jay Inslee and DSHS Secretary Jilma Meneses were among the state officials who officially opened the Civil Center for ... Newly retired Grays Harbor County Sheriff Rick Scott, who KING 5 Investigator Susannah Frame exposes one of the biggest

The roughly two-year program offered by the Hamilton County

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Jails across Washington are overwhelmed by mentally ill inmates
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Washington’s first residential treatment facility for mentally ill defendants opens
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Like Oregon, Washington is dealing with a mental health ‘crisis’ in jails and courts
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Here's how Washington got mentally ill defendants out of jail and into treatment

Here's how Washington got mentally ill defendants out of jail and into treatment

Our colleague Susannah Frame with KING 5 News

Mentally ill defendants in Washington languish in jail | The Story | Oct. 21, 2022

Mentally ill defendants in Washington languish in jail | The Story | Oct. 21, 2022

Oct. 21, 2022

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Record number of defendants with mental illness 'decompensating' in Washington jails

Record number of defendants with mental illness 'decompensating' in Washington jails

In Washington

Jails across Washington are overwhelmed by mentally ill inmates

Jails across Washington are overwhelmed by mentally ill inmates

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Washington continues to fall short with mentally ill defendants | The Story | Aug. 19, 2025

Washington continues to fall short with mentally ill defendants | The Story | Aug. 19, 2025

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State faces additional $250 million in fines for leaving mentally ill inmates in Washington jails

State faces additional $250 million in fines for leaving mentally ill inmates in Washington jails

Civil rights advocates from Disability Rights

Record number of defendants with mental illness 'decompensating' in Washington jails

Record number of defendants with mental illness 'decompensating' in Washington jails

Decades of research show that people with serious

Washington’s first residential treatment facility for mentally ill defendants opens

Washington’s first residential treatment facility for mentally ill defendants opens

Gov. Jay Inslee and DSHS Secretary Jilma Meneses were among the state officials who officially opened the Civil Center for ...

Mentally ill defendants wait over a year for state services while living out in the community

Mentally ill defendants wait over a year for state services while living out in the community

Washington's

Backlog of mentally ill defendants in jail nearly cleared in Washington | The Story | Sept. 17, 2024

Backlog of mentally ill defendants in jail nearly cleared in Washington | The Story | Sept. 17, 2024

Sept. 17

Sheriff: Washington jails overwhelmed with mentally ill inmates

Sheriff: Washington jails overwhelmed with mentally ill inmates

Newly retired Grays Harbor County Sheriff Rick Scott, who

Like Oregon, Washington is dealing with a mental health ‘crisis’ in jails and courts

Like Oregon, Washington is dealing with a mental health ‘crisis’ in jails and courts

Washington

Mentally ill defendants wait over a year out of custody for help

Mentally ill defendants wait over a year out of custody for help

KING 5 Investigator Susannah Frame exposes one of the biggest

Washington makes major progress on crisis of mentally ill defendants stuck in jails

Washington makes major progress on crisis of mentally ill defendants stuck in jails

The

Life After Prison for People With Mental Illness | The Released (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

Life After Prison for People With Mental Illness | The Released (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

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Washington County Lands Federal Grant To Help Inmates With Mental Illness

Washington County Lands Federal Grant To Help Inmates With Mental Illness

Washington

Hundreds sitting in jail while waiting for mental health treatment | FOX 13 Seattle

Hundreds sitting in jail while waiting for mental health treatment | FOX 13 Seattle

Criminal

State could face over $300 million in fines for leaving mentally ill defendants in jail

State could face over $300 million in fines for leaving mentally ill defendants in jail

Mentally ill defendants in

Here to Help: Saving the mentally ill from time in prison

Here to Help: Saving the mentally ill from time in prison

The roughly two-year program offered by the Hamilton County

Mentally ill people untreated and stuck in Washington jails | The Story | Feb. 28, 2023

Mentally ill people untreated and stuck in Washington jails | The Story | Feb. 28, 2023

Feb. 28, 2023