Chelan County Regional Justice Center

K9 Kait served as a narcotics-detecting canine with her partner and handler Corrections Deputy Jacob Lewis at the CCRJC until earlier this year. K9Kait passed away unexpectedly last month while undergoing treatment for chronic hepatitis of the liver.

A corrections officer who was the target of a vicious assault at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center last month has returned to work. Jesus Olivera was attacked by two inmates at the jail, 24-year-old Benito Licea of Wenatchee and 28-year-old Javier Valdez of East Wenatchee, on May 1...

An inmate knocked the deputy down and struck him repeatedly.

Dalton Scott Potter is charged in Douglas County Superior Court with 13 felonies, including first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder.

Devon McGrady was sentenced Wednesday in Chelan County Superior Court after pleading guilty to three counts of child molestation in the first degree and one count of violation of a no contact order.

The family is seeking damages and compensation for legal fees.

The Chelan County Regional Justice Center is grappling with several issues being created by the proliferation of fentanyl use in the Wenatchee Valley. The facility is still operating until quarantine protocols from the COVID-19 pandemic, which require new intakes to remain in isolation for a brief period - usually no more than two or three days - prior to joining the rest of the jail's inmate popu

A Wenatchee man will serve more than 23 years in prison after being sentenced Monday for raping a child. Chelan County Superior Court Judge Robert Jourdan handed down the sentence for 26-year-old David Reverte, who was in the Chelan County Regional Justice Center since being arrested in March...

The North Central Washington Special Investigation Unit is looking into the death of an East Wenatchee man while incarcerated at the Chelan County Jail. Wenatchee Captain Jason Reinfeld said 38-year-old Joseph A Verville was found dead in a single cell the morning of September 7th ...

Chelan County Regional Justice Center is delaying its time frame to allow full capacity for inmates. “We were shooting for August 1st for that strategic reopening,” said Jail Director Chris Sharp while addressing a Tuesday afternoon meeting of Chelan County commissioners. “We’re pro ...