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A County Jail is proposed for Kingsgate. Kingsgate is only 3-4 miles from Redmond.
A study of Kirkland’s inmate population shows that most inmates have prior felony convictions.
Jail proponents argue that if a planned 640 bed jail were to be built in Kingsgate, the neighboring residents should not be alarmed as those incarcerated would be guilty of only minor offenses. Kirkland’s own 2007 study shows that inmates picked up for minor crimes most likely have been convicted of prior felonies. A 2007 study of Kirkland’s inmate population showed that most misdemeanant inmates are “frequent flyers” of the corrections system.
When the City of Kirkland was studying the option of jail expansion in the Summer of 2007, the City Council was briefed on the profile of the Kirkland inmate population. The Council was presented with the following about Kirkland’s jail population on a given day:
Of the 36 persons held on misdemeanor charges
28 had previous felony convictions
7 had multiple previous misdemeanors
1 was a first-time offender
A 7 minute video discussing the profile of the inmate population is here.
You may watch the entire July 3, 2007 City of Kirkland study session Jail Update here.
A public meeting regarding a proposed jail in Kingsgate is to be held this Wednesday, December 10th at the Hollywood Schoolhouse in Woodinville from 6 to 9 p.m.
A County Jail is proposed for Kingsgate. Kingsgate is only 3-4 miles from Redmond.
A study of Kirkland’s inmate population shows that most inmates have prior felony convictions.
Jail proponents argue that if a planned 640 bed jail were to be built in Kingsgate, the neighboring residents should not be alarmed as those incarcerated would be guilty of only minor offenses. Kirkland’s own 2007 study shows that inmates picked up for minor crimes most likely have been convicted of prior felonies. A 2007 study of Kirkland’s inmate population showed that most misdemeanant inmates are “frequent flyers” of the corrections system.
When the City of Kirkland was studying the option of jail expansion in the Summer of 2007, the City Council was briefed on the profile of the Kirkland inmate population. The Council was presented with the following about Kirkland’s jail population on a given day:
Of the 36 persons held on misdemeanor charges
28 had previous felony convictions
7 had multiple previous misdemeanors
1 was a first-time offender
A 7 minute video discussing the profile of the inmate population is here.
You may watch the entire July 3, 2007 City of Kirkland study session Jail Update here.
A public meeting regarding a proposed jail in Kingsgate is to be held this Wednesday, December 10th at the Hollywood Schoolhouse in Woodinville from 6 to 9 p.m.
Posted by Rob Butcher on Friday, December 5, 2008, 13:02 This news item was posted in Features category of KirklandViews
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