Well this should work out well. Seattle communist Democrats, lead by King County Executive Dow Constantine is planning to shut down Seattle Downtown jails. The plans to close the jail will be released in the 2021-2022 budget. Constantine refused to do any interviews on the subject. So what happens to the violent rapists, murders, drug dealers and other criminals in Seattle jails? There is no “plan” for that yet, but it would likely put a lot of them back on the streets. Of course, most of the Seattle jails have been emptied out anyway, using COVID-19 as an excuse.
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King County plans to shut down the county jail and juvenile detention center in Seattle, but the future of the current inmates is unclear.
The mission, spearheaded by County Executive Dow Constantine, aims to switch jails to programs for “prevention, diversion, rehabilitation, and harm reduction,” according to a memo outlining the closure plans that was sent Tuesday.
There are a lot of unknowns about the announcement, perhaps the biggest question: what would happen to accused murderers and rapists who are held in jail before their trial? Would the most violent of criminals arrested in the area be subject to program instead of incarceration?Jail is where people serve their sentences for low level crimes, misdemeanors, and where people charged with felonies are incarcerated while awaiting to stand trial. Depending on the verdict they’re either released or sent to prison.
According to the latest announcement, in Seattle, this decades old criminal justice model may be a thing of the past.
SCOOP: King County Executive Dow Constantine plans to close the county jail in downtown Seattle—and build no new facilities to replace it.
I've obtained a leaked email outlining the plan. 👇 pic.twitter.com/2AxztsTIHu
— Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) July 21, 2020