Whatcom County panel spotlights Indigenous overrepresentation in county jail, urges cultural supports and community alternatives At a Feb. 19 Justice Project Oversight and Planning Committee meeting, panelists with lived experience said Indigenous people are 12.5% of the Whatcom County Jail population though about 1.4% of county residents. They urged culturally grounded programming, tribal–county collaboration and expanded reentry options as the county plans a new facility.

Indigenous individuals make up a staggering 12.5% of the Whatcom County Jail population, despite being only 1.4% of the county's residents, prompting urgent calls for culturally grounded support and alternatives to incarceration.

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