Seattle City Council committee moves proposal for new jail pilot program forward

The full city council will soon vote on the proposal to contract with the SCORE jail in Des Moines for 20 additional jail beds.

SEATTLE — Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison said the King County Jail will not book people for certain misdemeanor crimes, such as animal cruelty and certain property destruction and theft cases. 

Last week, Davison told council members that officers are not able to book on over half of the misdemeanor crimes listed in the city’s laws. 

In the King County jail, Seattle misdemeanor crimes went from a daily average of 180 bookings in 2019 to less than half that last

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