Inside Opinion » Office of Public Defense http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion What's on the minds of Tacoma News Tribune editorial writers Sat, 25 May 2013 01:29:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Don’t waste state funds on predators’ ‘blank check’ defense http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2012/02/05/dont-waste-state-funds-on-predators-blank-check-defense/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2012/02/05/dont-waste-state-funds-on-predators-blank-check-defense/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:04:58 +0000 TNT Editorial Board http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/?p=13561 This editorial will appear in Monday’s print edition.

As state lawmakers grapple with how to close a $1 billion-plus budget gap, one place they’ve been looking for savings is the Special Commitment Center for violent sex predators on McNeil Island.

Some legislators want to save money by moving the SCC to a mainland site, cutting out the extra expense involved with ferrying to and from the island. But no community is clamoring to host 284 dangerous sex predators, and even if an existing facility could be found it likely would require expensive renovation and security upgrades.

A recent Seattle Times …

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