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| Jan. 4, 2002
Inmate workers add value to King County communities
The most recent Jail Work Report published by the Washington State Jail Industries Board provided a summary of the work performed in 2000 by offenders housed in the King County Jail, North Rehabilitation Center (NRF), Regional Justice Center and Work/Education/Release Program.
Inmates housed in these facilities worked 579,131 labor hours for a wide variety of government agencies, not-for-profit groups and community organizations. At a state minimum wage of $6.50 per hour, these hours represent $3,764,352 in value returned to Washington taxpayers.
These inmate workers performed essential services to keep daily jail operations going such as laundry, food and janitorial services. Inmates housed at NRF provided nearly 35,000 hours to community organizations such as Food Lifeline and the Society for the Blind, and more than 51,000 hours to a variety of government agencies such as Metro Transit and the City of Shoreline. Inmates housed in Work Release provided regular work details that helped maintain the grounds around the King County Courthouse and the King County Administration Building.
Contact: Jim Harms, (206) 296-3407
Updated: Jan. 4, 2002
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