Teaching defensive tactics is physically demanding work. Trainers need to both master and demonstrate the techniques.

We caught up with WSP Teamsters Jared Frerichs who is running for Walla Walla County commissioner.

Thank you to the outstanding team of DOC nurses, at WSP, and across the state.

“I’ve been Union my whole life,” said Sgt. Frank Longoria of the Cedar Ridge Corrections Center near Olympia. “For me, it’s always been about people’s rights.”

Your DOC bargaining committee held a three-day bargaining session with the state on July 19-21 and on August 2 with a mediator.

One of the longstanding keepers of the gatehouse at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla is Officer John McDonald, a.k.a. Big Mac.

Todd started writing fiction years ago; all aspects of his life are infused in his work.

In May, I accompanied a member from the Steilacoom Police Department to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. for the National Police Week ceremonies. I’ve made this trip several times to pay respect to those who have died in the line of duty.