Former Des Moines Man Sentenced to 32 Years for Attack on Prison Guard

A 22-year-old Des Moines man will spend 32 years in prison for the January 2012 beating of a prison guard, and for the forced labor of two juveniles in the sex trades, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A.... [Read more]

SCORE – Our Reporter ‘Does Time’ Inside South King County’s New Jail

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Ralph Nichols was one of the first persons to "do time" in SCORE – South King County’s new correctional facility, located in Des Moines, for miscreants charged with or serving time... [Read more]

REPORT: Des Moines Man Commits Suicide In King County Jail Cell

The Seattle P-I is reporting that Domenic Vittone, a 49-year old Des Moines man was found dead Monday in his King County Jail cell, committing suicide by hanging himself. Vittone was apparently booked... [Read more]

PHOTOS: New SCORE Jail Facility Dedicated Thursday Afternoon

Des Moines’ new South Correctional Entity Multijurisdictional Misdemeanant (SCORE) Jail was dedicated under sunny skies on a warm Thursday afternoon (Sept. 8), with lots of local dignitaries gathered... [Read more]

Des Moines Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Internet Threats & More

The FBI announced recently that Gino Augustus Turrella, 47, of Des Moines, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to seven years in prison, five years of supervised release and $231,100 in ... [Read more]

Des Moines Man Named “Lovelychild” Sentenced To 8 Years For Tukwila Killing

Lovelychild Manuel of Des Moines was sentenced Friday (Jan. 8th) to eight years in prison for the deadly shooting of Devon Guidry after a book signing in Tukwila in April, 2008. Manuel pleaded guilty to... [Read more]

Lydig Construction Winner Of SCORE Jail Construction, Scheduled To Start This Month

According to the South Correctional Entity Multijurisdictional Misdemeanant (SCORE) website, Lydig Construction is the low bidder for construction of the new jail, which will be built in Des Moines beginning... [Read more]

Des Moines Killer Pleads Guilty, Gets Life For 2001 Slayings

On Tuesday (Nov. 17th), Leemah Carneh, the man accused of murdering an elderly couple and two teens at a Des Moines home in 2001, pleaded guilty to murder. Carneh, 28, pleaded guilty to four counts of... [Read more]

Groundbreaking For New SCORE Jail Is Monday At 2pm

The controversial new South Correctional Entity (SCORE) jail will conduct groundbreaking ceremonies at 2pm Monday, Aug. 10th on the project site, which is located at 1801 S. 200th Street in Des Moines. The... [Read more]

Former Des Moines Resident Sentenced In $30+ Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

The Department of Justice announced that a former Des Moines resident named Charles Nolon Bush, 69, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, 3 years’ supervised release and over $30 million in restitution. Bush... [Read more]

More Info On The Proposed Des Moines Jail

Above are two images split up from an architect’s renderings of what Des Moines’ proposed new $80 million dollar SCORE Midemeanor Jail might look like. As we reported previously, on Thursday,... [Read more]

BREAKING: New Jail To Be Built In Des Moines

Seven south King County cities announced today (Thursday Feb. 26th) their plans to build a 668-bed misdemeanor jail. In Des Moines. The cities on board this venture, which is called the South Correctional... [Read more]