Category: Public Safety
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King County Launches Reentry Initiative to Help Break the Cycle of Repeated Incarceration, Improving Public Safety and Community Well-Being
Summary King County’s new reentry initiative will help people transition from custody back into the community by connecting them with accessible healthcare, behavioral health and substance use treatment, and other supportive services, advancing Executive Zahilay’s Breaking the Cycle goal and reducing recidivism to create safer, healthier communities. Story Today, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced…
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Executive Zahilay Announces $15 Million Grant for Crisis Intervention Training, Gun Violence Prevention, and Other Community Safety Initiatives
Summary King County was awarded a $15 million grant from the state to support local safety initiatives, including crisis intervention training, behavioral health responders, and gun violence prevention programs. Story Today, Executive Girmay Zahilay announced that King County received a $15 million grant from the state Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) Public Safety Funding Program ESHB 2015 to support local public safety initiatives, including crisis intervention training for law…
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Executive Zahilay applauds Governor Ferguson’s signing of legislation to expand employment eligibility for corrections officers
Summary King County Executive Girmay Zahilay released the following statement after Governor Bob Ferguson signed Engrossed Senate Bill 5068, aligning employment eligibility standards for corrections officers with federal work authorization requirements to address staffing shortages. Statement “King County, like many other jurisdictions in Washington state and around our country, is facing a shortage of corrections officers that endangers the health and safety of…