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Penitentiary Overcrowded
Loaded on May 15, 1991
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1991, page 10
The Seattle Times reports that the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) at Walla Walla now has 1,970 prisoners and is expected to house about 2,600 by this summer. This is a record of overcrowding at a prison long characterized for its overcrowding.Remodeling is now taking place for it to house ...
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