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“I believe progress has been made, but nowhere near close enough to what needs to be done to get us to a more racially just society,” said Girmay Zahilay.
Racial bias detected in housing, punishment at King County jail, audit finds
An audit found Black inmates received 23% more infractions than white offenders in King County corrections from 2017 to 2019. Author: Allison Sundell Updated: 12:40 PM PDT April 6, 2021
SEATTLE An audit of King County corrections found racial bias evident in housing and discipline and made recommendations to decrease disparities.
The audit, which was presented Tuesday to the King County Council Law and Justice Committee, examined data and incidents from 2017 to 2019 at the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle and Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Black people in custody were overrepresented in higher security housing and were more likely than white people to be infracted for violent incidents, according to the audit.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 6, 2021
SEATTLE (AP) - Black people jailed in King County generally face more severe discipline and more restrictive confinement than incarcerated people of other races, according to a sweeping audit of the King County Department Adult and Juvenile Detention’s (DAJD) jail operations.
The King County Auditor’s Office report also says fights, assaults and other violence that happens frequently within the county’s two adult jails are partly driven by the practice of housing two people in the tight quarters of a single cell, The Seattle Times reported.
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