Newsroom staffers tell InvestigateWest and RANGE that concerns about Curley’s leadership festered until his August suspension — weeks before the paper was set to transfer to his nonprofit
Looks like Washington state may be joining the ranks of states cutting loose prisoners to save money in the budget battles. After releasing more than 8,000 offenders from probation in the past two months, the state Department of Corrections may close at least one prison to save even more money, the Seattle Times reports.
"It's like a 'Sophie's Choice' situation," said DOC Secretary Eldon Vail. "Something has to be shut down."
The state now joins California, which has made severe cuts to its prison system, and Colorado, which plans to do the same. Washington faces a $130 million, or about 6.7 percent cut from the previous two-year budgeting period. California cut $1.2 billion from its prison system in July. Colorado plans to release 15 percent of its prison population early to slash millions of dollars from the state budget.
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Newsroom staffers tell InvestigateWest and RANGE that concerns about Curley’s leadership festered until his August suspension — weeks before the paper was set to transfer to his nonprofit
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