PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Leaders in Pierce County advanced a proposal Monday that would temporarily halt the creation of new detention facilities. It would impose a six-month moratorium on new detention centers, including those used by federal immigration authorities.
The Pierce County Council voted to move the measure out of committee, clearing the way for a final vote expected next week.
If approved, the moratorium would apply broadly to a range of facilities, including state and county detention centers, involuntary behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment facilities, and federal facilities, like those operated for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…