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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

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  • Sheriff's Office died suddenly on June 4, 2024, after working the night shift at the Cecil County Detention
  • He's a devout Catholic, a successful entrepreneur, again, who's already spent five years in detention
  • spent 5 entrepreneur again who's already spent 5 years<05:33:28.240><c> in</c><05:33:28.400><c> detention
  • 28.958><c> much</c><05:33:29.120><c> of</c><05:33:29.200><c> it</c><05:33:29.360><c> in</c> years in detention
  • , much of it in years in detention, much of it in solitary<05:33:30.240><c> confinement.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Feb 25th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Human Services

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  • As a reminder, the bill requires a private detention facility to report certain types of incidents to
  • As a reminder, the bill requires a private detention facility to report certain types of incidents to
  • As a reminder, the bill requires a private detention facility to report certain types of incidents to
  • The report for the two law enforcement agencies that have private detention facilities.
  • that into their contract. standards on the private detention facilities.
Bills: HB2464
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Human Services

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  • By way of background, under state law, a private detention facility means a detention facility that is
  • So my understanding is that this would just be for private detention facilities.
  • So, my understanding is that this would just be for private detention facilities.
  • I have done that for the detention center and they refuse to send anything.
  • We should require no less of private companies running detention.
Bills: HB2464 , SGA9305
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Jan 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Community Safety

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  • A private detention facility is a detention facility that is operated by a private, non-governmental
  • The sheriffs and police chiefs do not run juvenile detention facilities, only adults.
  • People in detention can't call the police or 911.
  • People in detention can't call the police or 911.
  • However, those detained in private detention facilities have barriers to reporting crimes.
Bills: HB1228 , HB1239 , HB2310 , HB2464
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Early Learning & Human Services

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  • Confinement imposed by a juvenile court up to 30 days is served in a county juvenile detention facility
  • I learned this last interim when I was touring the Denny Juvenile Detention Facility.
  • We have some residents from youth detention facilities on a timeline, so we are going to open up the
  • And under that option C, the ...maximum time in total confinement is 30 days at a local detention facility
  • to handle my feelings, how to ask for help, or how to make better choices, I was sent to juvenile detention
Bills: HB2389 , HB2456
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

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  • <02:29:35.560><c> individual</c><02:29:36.120><c> Parole</c><02:29:36.479><c> Authority</c> Detention
  • He was being held in pretrial detention because of what a judge described as, quote, some of the most
  • and besides shoplifting is no detention and besides shoplifting is no big<04:18:37.640><c> deal</c><
  • camp and signed and sent out detention camp and signed and sent out for<04:51:42.558><c> deportation
  • Mandatory indefinite detention based on accusations—accusations, not charges, not convictions—that’s
Bills: SB5 , HR165 , HR53 , HR55 , HR54
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Feb 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Finance

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  • House Bill 2713 imposes a business and occupation tax surcharge on the operators of private detention
  • The restriction on private detention facilities does not apply to involuntary confinement at: one, a
  • centers like the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.
  • This bill is all about the GEO Corporation, which runs the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.
  • Are you speaking specifically to juvenile detention facilities?
Bills: HB2730 , HB2713
Committee: House Finance
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 29th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

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  • But jobs rooted in detention and human suffering do not build community and well-being.
  • The legislature has made clear again and again that it opposes private detention in our state.
  • We know that the board invests in the private for-profit detention company Geo Group.
  • We as a state have taken a stand against for-profit private detention.
  • The private detention centers, like the Northwest ICE Processing Center, should not exist.
Bills: SB5439 , SB6109 , SB6304
Committee: Senate Ways & Means