A large number of Washington prisoners face delayed releases. Why?
Washington residents convicted and sentenced to prison for a crime know the length of time they're supposed to serve. That doesn't always mean they know when they'll be released.
New reporting by InvestigateWest suggests one-third of the approximately five thousand people released last year from state prisons experienced delayed release dates.
Journalist Paul Kiefer says, "the delays can go on for months or years."
KUOW's Kim Malcolm interviewed Kiefer about his reporting.
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Kim Malcolm
Afternoon News Host
Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming.
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John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
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