5/4/2017

Today, my staff and I had the opportunity to get a tour of the Whatcom County Prison. It gave us a chance to see first-hand what the conditions are like and why there is such a desperate need for a new prison.

I encourage you the public to take the tour and see for yourself why this issue is so important to our community.

I thank Lt. Caleb Erickson and Lt. Ernie Stach for their professionalism, compassion and optimism. Their tour included their  personal stories as well as facts and statistics.

I’m am glad that my staff and I took this tour and I believe that we are better citizens for it because we are now armed with insight that we hadn’t previously possessed.