THE DEMAND: SHUT DOWN THE DEADLY KING COUNTY JAIL PERMANENTLY AS DOW PROMISED.
The people in King County Jail are often locked up for mental illness, homelessness, or inability to post bail. Here are three steps county and city officials can take NOW to start emptying this deadly jail:
STOP JAILING ALL PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES.
TARGET:
KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE DOW CONSTANTINE
PROHIBIT POLICE FROM SEEKING JAIL ADMISSION FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
TARGET:
CITY MAYORS AND POLICE CHIEFS AND SHERIFFS
STOP IMPOSING BAIL WHICH ONLY FUNCTIONS TO HOLD POOR PEOPLE IN THIS DEADLY FACILITY.
TARGET:
JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS
TO START, THE KING COUNTY JAIL POPULATION MUST BE REDUCED BY HALF BY JUNE 2023.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS:
King County Executive Dow Constantine
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell
King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison
KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES:
Karen Donohue, Marshall Ferguson, Jason Holloway, David Keenan, Matt Lapin, Hillary Madsen, Annette Messitt, Patrick Oishi, Nicole Phelps, Cindi Port, Jason Poydras, Mary Roberts, Andrea Robertson, Steve Rosen, Ken Schubert, Michael Scott, Catherine Shaffer, Ketu Shah, Aimée Sutton, David Whedbee, Johanna Bender, Chad Allred, Elizabeth Berns, Joe Campagna, Veronica Galván, LeRoy McCullough, Brian McDonald, Maureen McKee, Judith Ramseyer, Averil Rothrock, Matthew Segal, Josephine Wiggs, Matthew Willams, Coreen Wilson
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES:
Faye Chess, Andrea Chin, Anita Crawford-Willis, Willie Gregory, Catherine McDowall, Damon Shadid, Pooja Vaddadi