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Clark County Sheriff v. Department of Social & Health Services

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 26, 1981No. 47407-9PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rosellini, J. —

The Sheriff of Clark County brought this mandamus action to compel the Department of Social and Health Services to accept all convicted felons offered by the Sheriff for transfer to the reception center at Shelton.

In an affidavit resisting the order, the director of the adult corrections division declared that because of severe overcrowding at the reception center, the Department was unable to comply with RCW 72.13.090, which states that each prisoner at the reception unit shall be provided with a single cell. He further declared that to house newcomers in the halls of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Washington State Liquor Control Board v. Washington State Personnel BoardWashington Supreme Court · 1977
  2. January v. PorterWashington Supreme Court · 1969
  3. State ex rel. Hawes v. BrewerWashington Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Bullock v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1974

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Walker v. MunroWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  2. State v. BernhardWashington Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Eugster v. City of SpokaneCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
  4. Eugster v. City of SpokaneCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
  5. Crown Cascade, Inc. v. O'NEALWashington Supreme Court · 1983

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