A Washington female inmate is suing corrections officials, alleging a male-born prisoner attacked her under the state's ...

The death and subsequent payout is the latest in a string of litigation stemming from the Department of Corrections' alleged failure to diagnose and treat cancer patients.

Anthony Blankenship went into solitary confinement at the Pierce County Jail on suicide watch, despite not feeling suicidal.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A confrontation between an inmate and corrections officers at a Washington state women's prison prompted policy changes after investigators found officers violated protocol during the ...

Jeremiah Bourgeois, who heads the Office of the Corrections Ombuds has been put on leave during an ethics probe. He accuses the governor's office of retaliation.

Katie Kuhnhausen scrolled frantically. Seated in a parked car while her son’s soccer team practiced under the receding spring sun, she scoured the Washington Department of Corrections website for ...

Content warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and self-harm. When Alexandra first arrived at a Washington prison nearly a decade ago, she’d already made up her mind to come out as ...

OLYMPIA — Washington farm groups are lobbying against legislation that threatens to imprison people for environmental violations such as manure running off fields into water. A person already can ...