At any given time there are more than 10,000 people in jail in Washington state and around 750,000 people in jail across the nation. These figures have steadily risen over the last couple of decades.
Fortunately, this trend may be reversing in some Washington counties. With little public fanfare, other than a few newspaper articles and blog posts, two of Washington's largest jail systems (King and Spokane Counties) have seen significant decreases in inmate populations. ...