Public Defenders Pull Out of Talks after Mayor Reportedly Ignores Concerns over Jail Contract

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Public Defenders Pull Out of Talks after Mayor Reportedly Ignores Concerns over Jail Contract

Contracting with SCORE would allow SPD officers to work around the King County Jail’s booking restrictions and book low-level offenders, likely those charged with nonviolent  misdemeanors. by Hannah Krieg On Friday, Department of Public Defense Director Anita Khandelwal sent a letter to Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office announcing her withdrawal from the ongoing, behind-the-scenes stakeholdering process surrounding a possible contract between the Cit…