The two adult King County jails are still operating under COVID protocols, refusing to accept most suspect bookings.
The county said this is due to an unprecedented staffing crisis.
A DAJD spokesperson says these restrictions are “still necessary to help safely manage operations with current staffing resources.” The staffing levels have never been this dire.Currently, the DAJD has 113 job vacancies for budgeted correctional officer positions in King County jails. And there are between 115 and 120 correctional officers who are of retirement age.
“So, we’ve got a huge retention problem that’s happening,” King County Corrections Guild President Dennis Folk exclusively told the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH. “People are coming in, they’re realizing the conditions in the jail, they don’t want to work for King County. We’re in active bargaining on alternative shifts right now. The county has implemented hiring bonuses, but those things don’t seem to be working. You know, people just don’t want to work for King County.
Does Director Nance share this view? Folk said that because he and other leaders “are appointed by the Executive’s Office… if you want to hold your job within the department, you’re going to follow the vision of the executive’s office. And if you’re not doing that, they’re going to replace you.”to ignore a Burien City Council homeless camping ban ordinance. After the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH exclusively revealed the directive, Cole-Tindall announced a legal challenge to the ordinance.
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