WA prisons see decrease in violence among inmates

27 July 2010, 6:06 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) Corrections officials say an effort to reduce interactions between incarcerated gang members has led to a decrease in violence at Washington state's prisons. The state Department of Corrections said Tuesday that violent infractions declined statewide by about 5 percent in each of the past two years. At individual prisons, the decrease has been as significant as 20 percent ...... Read More »

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