King County may end criminal warrant checks on jail visitors in the latest move to assuage criminal justice reform activists. But the King County Corrections Guild (KCCG) is sounding the alarm, warning this is dangerous.
When visitors come to the jail, corrections officers check them for arrest warrants for criminal law violations, domestic violence no-contacts, and protection orders. This policy is meant to ensure the safety of the staff and the incarcerated individual.
Dennis Folk, president of the KCCG, tells the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH that they’ve made several arrests when suspects with warrants show up at the jails.
“We’ve arrested people on a number of violent offenses,
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