McNeil Island Corrections Center News

Earlier this month, while Leon Toney lay in a coma at a Tacoma rehab facility, the state invalidated his marriage.

A highly unusual Washington Supreme Court decision today in which no members of the Supreme Court participated, for the reason that one of them was the subject of the case.

Department of Corrections Secretary Eldon Vail says his department will stop supervising 9,000 people due to the budget handed to him by lawmakers.

Highlights of some of the cuts suggested in the compromise state budget proposal: -HIGHER EDUCATION: Democrats propose a $503 million reduction in higher education.

Inmates head to lunch from their residential unit Wednesday at McNeil Island Corrections Center.

The House and the Senate are both considering legislation that could lead to some sweeping changes in how criminals are handled by the legal and prison system.

Proposed cuts to the Department of Corrections budget could see hundreds of felons released into the community early, corrections officers and victim advocates argued Tuesday in response to legislative proposals.

Key state lawmakers are working on a plan to let thousands of inmates out of prison a month or more early to help chop $100 million in spending from the state budget and to close the McNeil Island Corrections Center.

The University of Washington Tacoma would get $34 million to turn the downtown Joy Building into classrooms and office space if the Senate version of a two-year state building budget prevails - but not if lawmakers adopt the House version.

Should the state close prisons to try and narrow the $9 billion budget gap? The Senate's budget proposal targets the McNeil Island Corrections Center for extinction.

Senate Democrats are releasing a no-new-taxes budget this morning that appears to pack many of the spending cuts already hinted at or promised by caucus leaders.

Highlights of some of the cuts suggested in the Senate Democrats' budget proposal: _HIGHER EDUCATION: Senate Democrats propose a $485 million reduction in higher education, including a 14 percent reduction for the state's research and regional institutions.

Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor says his department is cutting back on investigating crimes at state-owned institutions in Pierce County due to lack of resources.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department intends to stop investigating crimes at state-owned facilities in the county.

The Lakewood City Council will meet in Council Chambers . Following is the agenda: Call to Order Roll Call Flag Salute Reports by the City Manager Proclamations and Presentations Proclamation declaring the ...

A man who killed his parents in 2003 will get six years knocked off his 37.5-year prison term because a state appellate court says the trial judge erred in the sentencing.

The Lakewood City Council will meet in Council Chambers . Following is the agenda: Items for Discussion: 1. Regional Center Immigrant Investor Program discussion.

A convicted sex offender escaped from McNeil Island Corrections Center Monday but was caught before making it off the island, prison officials confirmed.

The state Department of Corrections is investigating how an inmate at McNeil Island Corrections Center was able to escape briefly Monday.