King County Jail booking restrictions for misdemeanors have now been lifted because staffing levels are improving. This changes how officers can make arrests in Seattle. Seattle Police officers ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — Following a four-year halt, the King County jail has resumed booking offenders for low-level and non-violent crimes such as low-value theft, criminal trespass, and public ...

King County jails will lift remaining misdemeanor booking restrictions for all partner law enforcement agencies, starting Feb. 1, thanks to increased staff. Previous restrictions, like daily caps ...

As staffing levels improved in 2024, King County was able to permanently lift misdemeanor booking restrictions for the entire ...

The King County Corrections Guild is asking questions after bookings at the King County Jail were closed overnight Monday. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:04:14 GMT (1751288654199) Story Infinite Scroll ...

King County Jail booking in Seattle paused services from Sunday evening to Monday morning due to staffing shortages, ... Friday, June 12, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (AP Photo/Ted S ...

In a 7-2 vote on Tuesday, the King County Council decided to rent 50 jail beds in Des Moines, WA to reduce the population at the understaffed, deadly downtown Seattle jail. But the new, two-year ...

Adopting Pierce County's booking restrictions could help end the crisis in King County's jails, but County Executive Dow Constantine has refused to do so.

COURTESY PHOTO, King County. ... “Since Gary Ridgway’s arrest in 2001 pertaining to the Green River murder investigation, ... according to jail records.