The Kittitas County Jail just became one of just eight accredited jails in Washington state. Considering there are 56 city and county-run jails in Washington, it’s a big achievement, officials said.

The Kittitas County jail should not have tried to force an inmate to pay for his medical care while in custody, a judge has ruled. A Yakima County Superior Court judge issued a summary judgment ...

A faculty director from the University of Washington Tacoma is facing a number of criminal charges for allegedly threatening to kill his girlfriend and driving under the influence in Kittitas County.

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — The Kittitas County Jail (KCJ) has become the first facility in the state of Washington to implement the OverWatch™ system, an innovative inmate health monitoring ...

A Roslyn man pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer at his arraignment on the felony accusation in Kittitas County ...

The Kittitas County Jail recently received a large grant to help address part of the root cause of recidivism in the hopes that at least part of that cycle can be broken. The jail recently ...

A 37-year-old Yakima man was arrested after attempting to pay for sex with a minor in Ellensburg, according to the Kittitas ...

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. – The Kittitas County Jail (KCJ) has joined an elite group of facilities, becoming one of only eight jails in Washington to earn accreditation from the Washington ...

Utter has been in Kittitas County Jail since his arrest Dec. 30, when he was found by Ellensburg police less than two blocks away from a home on North Chamith Lane where a resident reported a man ...

Skagit County Superior Court Judge Susan Cook on Friday said Nassar could apply for classes that would require him to leave the jail. He also can serve his sentence at Kittitas County Jail in ...

“Our community can be proud of the operation of its jail and the professionals who work in it,” the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 28 Facebook post. The jail’s new ...