2 Special needs prison proposed.

• Position: STATELINE - Report

A bipartisan group of Washington lawmakers wants to build a 700-bed prison for inmates with mental illnesses. The proposed $189 million facility, which would open in 2020, would help ease overcrowding and be staffed to deal with the state's 3,500 offenders diagnosed with a mental illness. Representatives Hans Dunshee (D) and Richard DeBolt (R) are co-sponsors...