OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Senate lawmakers unanimously approved a bill to improve worker safety in the state’s prisons.
The measure includes increased employee training and better video monitoring.
The bill follows the murder of guard Jayme Biendl, who was slain at the Monroe Correctional Complex in January.
In response to her death, the governor and the state Department of Corrections requested a review from the National Institute of Corrections.
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