DAJD News, 'King County jails have quickly reduced the number of people in custody by more than 600 adults, following direction by Executive Constantine' (Apr. 3, 2020; updated May 7, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

King County, Washington (Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention; County Executive); county level · Washington

Level

County

Authority

RCW 70.48.071; K.C.C. ch. 12.52

Issued

2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020

Effective

2020-03-13 to 2020-04-03 (reduction period) (read as 2020-03-13)

End

Population management continued through 2020-21 with booking restrictions (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

Mar. 13, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Quarantine and isolationOther

Addressees

• courts, public defenders, prosecutors and law enforcement (booking priorities)
• DAJD staff

Functions reached

• CB jail food-service (Aramark) and medical vendors (population down one third)
• OP booking
• CRT

Collection

State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

Following direction by King County Executive Dow Constantine, the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention has quickly reduced the number of people in custody... There are 1,285 adults in custody today, down from 1,899 on March 13.... the population decrease is the result of courts, public defenders, prosecutors, and law enforcement prioritizing jail beds for those who pose an imminent risk to public safety.

Enforcement

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