The Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) is bragging about closing a prison. They just hope you don’t realize Washington’s crime crisis.
In a press release, the DOC proudly announced the closure of Larch Corrections Center in Clark County. It’s a medium-security prison that could hold 240 inmates. But DOC Secretary Cheryl Strange bragged that Washington has “one of the lowest rates of incarceration in the nation.” She attributes this to having “worked diligently to lower recidivism rates create better neighbors and ensure that incarcerated individuals don’t return to us once they get out.”
The problem with Strange’s argument is that it’s transparent political spin. They have more open beds
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