Citizens for Fair Share v. Department of Corrections

Citizens for Fair Share (Citizens) appeals the trial court’s denial of injunctive relief and its grant of summary judgment to the Department of Corrections (DOC) in Citizens’ action against the Department for siting a Community Justice Center (CJCenter) in Tacoma’s Center Street neighborhood. Citizens argues that (1) the CJCenter is a “community-based facility” for which RCW 72.65.220 requires notice and a hearing prior to a siting decision; (2) the due process clause1 requires public hearings, like treatment of similarly situated neighborhoods, and action that is not arbitrary and…