Three lawsuits have been filed against Cowlitz County that are related to four jail inmates who died while they were in the county’s custody. The four deaths occurred over a 10-month period ...

The Cowlitz County commissioners Tuesday awarded two separate bids to JH Kelly to replace HVAC systems at the museum and jail for a total of about $761,720. The Longview construction firm was the ...

Starting next week, Cowlitz County Jail will become the first corrections facility in the state of Washington to use body scanners on inmates entering the facility. The machines will be used to ...

Cowlitz County Commissioner Arne Mortensen stands near ... Mortensen pointed to the jail using the funds in 2017 to buy a $237,000 full-body scanner. That expense did require commissioner approval ...

A man facing a drug possession charge in Cowlitz County escaped from a Southwest Washington jail Monday after impersonating another inmate scheduled for release, according to the county sheriff ...

Mr. Roman also signed paperwork by forging his cellmate’s name, and proceeded to walk out of the jail, according to a Facebook post by the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office. Jail staff only ...

Kelly Burgin, 50, was booked into the Clark County Jail on unlawful delivery of marijuana, introducing contraband (into the Cowlitz County Jail), and 2nd-degree custodial sexual misconduct.

LONGVIEW -- Cowlitz County Jail officials may install safety fencing inside the two-story cellblock after an inmate jumped from the second floor last weekend but was not badly injured.

Four people were shot and wounded Friday afternoon during a domestic dispute in Kelso, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.

Schmidt was booked into Cowlitz County Jail on charges of Animal Cruelty – 1st Degree, Making False or Misleading Statements to a Public Servant, and Driving while License Suspended/Revoked 2nd ...

A man who escaped Monday from a Southwest Washington jail by impersonating a cellmate due to be released was found in the Scappoose area Wednesday, the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office said.

The deputy Cowlitz County coroner who took nearly $12,000 from a dead man’s bank account is serving a 45-day jail sentence. Jeffrey Wayne Hart of Castle Rock pleaded guilty last month to ...