(The Center Square) – Facing a backlog of updates, Spokane County may reduce oversight of how the two local jails modify their policies to avoid costly lawsuits over noncompliance with changes in state law.
The process is currently governed by a 2015 resolution that Detention Services Chief Don Hooper says hasn’t been updated since. The Board of County Commissioners adopted that at the time to align their policies with changes in state and federal law, using a platform developed by a company called Lexipol.
More than 12,000 jurisdictions nationwide rely on the platform, but Hooper said the language in the resolution limits its impact. That document directs the board to negotiate any indirect impacts of the policies if requested by a union, allowing Hooper to then temporarily alter the policies as a result…