MOUNT VERNON — Skagit County and its four largest cities may have reached an agreement on how to operate and pay for a new Skagit County Jail.

Skagit County opened its new $48 million, 400-bed Community Justice Center earlier this month. The former jail was built to house 83 inmates. Skagit County Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald ...

The topic of a new Skagit County jail and the plan to pay for it was discussed separately in three cities Wednesday night, but the path forward remains unclear. The ...

Skagit County’s new jail opens, provides about 300 more beds. Jail medical services are also changing due to the larger facility. They will be outsourced.

The $40 million, 400-bed jail, which is being referred to as the Skagit County Community Justice Center, will soon be ready for testing and training, he said. “We’re a couple months out (from ...

Skagit County's new jail is nearing the end of construction, and possibly the start of a new era in law enforcement in this rural county. Chief Corrections Deputy Charlie Wend says the impact will ...

A shooting at a Sedro-Woolley park Saturday left one dead and five others injured. One suspect has been arrested, and there is currently no known threat to the public, according to a news release from ...

MOUNT VERNON — The county will build a new jail to replace the current overcrowded facility if voters agree to increase taxes to pay for it. Members of the Skagit ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Police say the new Skagit County jail set to open in 2017 should help them tackle a backlog of unresolved arrest warrants.The Skagit Valley Herald reportsthat Skagit ...

MOUNT VERNON. — The bidding process has begun for the construction of a new Skagit County jail. The Skagit Valley Herald reports that Lydig Construction submitted the lowest bid of $40.1 million ...

MOUNT VERNON — A Skagit County Jail inmate put an entire pod out of commission last week, causing about $25,000 in damage and forcing the jail to release four inmates early. Skagit County ...