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Resident and county overdose‑prevention lead urges briefing after reported jail fentanyl fatalities and $5.5M settlement
Summary
An Issaquah resident and King County overdose‑prevention lead told the council on June 16 he wants a public briefing after media reports that two people died in the city jail and the city agreed to a reported $5.5 million settlement.
Brad Finegood, an Issaquah resident who said he works in overdose prevention for King County, used the meeting’s opening public‑comment period to press the city for answers and policy changes after media reports that two people died while in the city jail.
Finegood said he learned via news coverage that “2 people died in the city jail of fentanyl overdose or or fentanyl withdrawal” and that Cascade PBS reported the city reached a $5,500,000 payout. “I bring that, as an, in my…
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