SCOOP: King County Executive Dow Constantine plans to close the county jail in downtown Seattle—and build no new facilities to replace it.
I've obtained a leaked email outlining the plan. 
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On Thursday, officials will announce a "phased closing of the Seattle jail" and a plan replace it with "prevention, diversion, rehabilitation, and harm reduction" programs. Additionally, the county will end all youth detention by 2025.
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This is a radical escalation in the agenda of "abolishing the police" and "abolishing prisons." This policy would eliminate nearly 60 percent of King County's jail capacity—and lead to the early release of violent criminals. /end
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UPDATE: my sources tell me King County corrections officers are preparing themselves for mass layoffs. Frustration, chaos, and disbelief among jail staff.
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"abolishing the police" Come on Chris...I followed you because I thought you were a reasonable conservative but this ridiculous on non-mandatory trainings and refocusing resources (not abolishing) is very click-baity. Is that what you are?
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No they’ll just contract to somewhere else.
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My father was a corrections officer at that jail and he thought the design put the guards safety at risk. My mother worked at the Youth Service Center, where juvenile detention basically serves as jail foster care. The U. S. has over 20% of the world's inmates, so it's overdue.
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