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Seattle, be wary of defunding police without building bridges
Lasting change in policing and public safety will not flow from feel-good funding shifts. Social services must be transformed, too.
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Washington Department of Corrections to close one of 12 prisons
Steep drops in the incarcerated population prompted the shutdown of Clark County’s Larch Corrections Center.
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How Seattle Police put bikes at the forefront of protest clashes
Local bike cops drove a national evolution toward forceful crowd tactics — and made money doing it.
Politics
Jail or treatment? Seattle City Council is split on drug possession
Councilmembers narrowly rejected a bill to allow the City Attorney’s Office to prosecute possession and public use.
Law & Justice
Courts consider lifting federal oversight of Seattle police
The SPD has been under a Department of Justice ‘consent decree’ since 2012 due to excessive use of force.