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Witnesses urge state oversight of private detention facilities after complaints about conditions at Northwest Detention Center
Summary
Supporters of House Bill 1232 told the committee the state should require basic health, safety and inspection standards for privately operated detention facilities, citing complaints about food, medical care and isolation at the Northwest Detention Center.
House Bill 1232 seeks to apply basic state standards and inspection authority to privately operated detention facilities in Washington, witnesses told the House Community Safety Committee, citing troubling allegations about conditions at the Northwest Detention Center and describing the need for transparency.
Family members and community advocates described alleged harms at the Northwest Detention Center, including insufficient food, lack of clean clothing and hygiene supplies, delayed medical care and extended isolation. Stella, a daughter who said her father was detained in Tacoma, testified that he was denied sufficient food, lacked access to clean clothing and that she feared for his safety after witnessing another detainee…
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