State group to help formerly incarcerated re-enter society

Chetanya Robinson

Chetanya Robinson Jun 27, 2025

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>State group to help formerly incarcerated re-enter society</h1>
                <h2><p>Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed new members to a group which aims to prevent formerly incarcerated people from slipping back into prison. The vast majority of those imprisoned in Washington state — 95 percent — will eventually be released, but about a third of them will end up back in the prison</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/chetanyarobinson-gmail-com/">Chetanya Robinson</a></p> 
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            <p>Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed new members to a group which aims to prevent formerly incarcerated people from slipping back into prison. The vast majority of those imprisoned in Washington state — 95 percent — will eventually be released, but about a third of them will end up back in the prison system. Earlier this year, state Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle, sponsored a bill in Olympia that aimed to find a solution to this problem, which disproportionately affects people of color. The result is <a href="http://www.governor.wa.gov/boards-commissions/board-and-commissions/profile/Statewide%20Reentry%20Council,%20Washington?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">the Washington Statewide Reentry Council</a>, which has 15 members, two of whom were once incarcerated. Mitch Barker, executive director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, and King County Prosecutor Dan Satterburg are also on the board.</p>
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Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed new members to a group which aims to prevent formerly incarcerated people from slipping back into prison. The vast majority of those imprisoned in Washington state — 95 percent — will eventually be released, but about a third of them will end up back in the prison system. Earlier this year, state Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle, sponsored a bill in Olympia that aimed to find a solution to this problem, which disproportionately affects people of color. The result is the Washington Statewide Reentry Council, which has 15 members, two of whom were once incarcerated. Mitch Barker, executive director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, and King County Prosecutor Dan Satterburg are also on the board.

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By Chetanya Robinson

Chetanya Robinson is a former intern with Crosscut. He was born and raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington in fall 2016. He enjoys reporting on an eclectic range of topics,