A driver in Spokane was arrested on Thursday after a pursuit involving the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO).

News; Crime/Public Safety; If Spokane County voters want a new jail, it’ll probably be downtown Jan. 31, 2023 Updated Tue., Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:54 a.m. The Spokane County Jail is pictured.

Spokane County Jail deaths have cost more than $4 million in settlements since 2000 Aug. 11, 2022 Updated Thu., Aug. 11, 2022 at 10:16 a.m. Cindy Lou Hill is seen in this undated photo.

A Western Washington man is in jail after being accused of stealing more than $125,000 worth of copper wire along the North ...

A man accused of setting multiple fires around Spokane this week will stay in jail after a judge expressed concerns about ...

Two Moses Lake men were arrested, one of whom is being held in the Spokane County Jail, in connection with two search ...

As Spokane County faces a $20 million deficit, Detention Services and the Sheriff’s Office want to adjust the sign-on bonuses they offer to new hires, including cooks. Both are grappling with staffing ...

The detention services takes up about 20% of the county's budget. Chief Budget Officer Tonya Wallace said this year $33 million was set aside in the county's budget for the jail.

Commissioners unanimously voted to eliminate a program offering cash sign-on bonuses to new hires at the Spokane County ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Spokane County Commissioners are wrestling with a growing issue in the Spokane area: jail overcrowding. At a Monday meeting, the commissioners discussed options of ...

Virtually everyone weighing in on Spokane County's Measure 1 agrees that the current county jail system isn't working well for incarcerated people or the ones who work there.. To address problems ...