SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state inmate has been sentenced to an extra 25 years in prison for killing a cellmate who raped his sister. Shane Goldsby, 26, killed 70-year-old Robert Munger at Airway Heights Correction Center last August,…
OLYMPIA, Wash - As cases of COVID-19 continue to climb in Washington prisoners, inmates are now receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.
OLYMPIA, Wash - Despite outbreaks at several prisons statewide, including a massive outbreak at Airway Heights Corrections Center near Spokane, the Washington Department of Health says it's not currently advising the Department of Corrections on how to handle the problem.
As of Tuesday evening, 671 inmates have tested positive for the virus at the Airway Heights Corrections Center.
The Department of Corrections is constructing new housing units at the Airway Heights Corrections Center in the hopes of slowing down a major surge in COVID-19 cases inside the prison.
The Airway Heights Corrections Center has placed its main institution on restricted movement due to a significant outbreak at the facility.
An inmate at Airway Height Corrections Center died Friday, just days after he was hospitalized from an assault that left him unconscious and bleeding from the head.
Eight dogs have spent the last 11 weeks at the Airway Heights Corrections Center, getting trained by the inmates there and now, they're ready for their next adventure -- adoption.
At the Spokane Humane Society, some dogs are harder to get adopted out than others. Those dogs need some extra attention and training; two things that can be costly to a non-profit. So they have to get creative.
The Pawsitive Prison Dog Training Program trains some of the toughest pups, and helps some of the hardest criminals at Airway Heights Corrections Center. It needs help to keep going.
