Shoreline police will be able to send prisoners to the new Lynnwood Jail. Currently, most are imprisoned at the notorious SCORE jail in South King County.

By Oliver J Moffat

When someone arrested by Shoreline police is waiting for their initial court appearance or is serving short-term misdemeanor sentences, they are usually sent to the South Correctional Entity (SCORE) Jail in Des Moines.

According to recent reporting by PubliCola, eleven people have died in custody at SCORE jail in the past two years, a rate significantly higher than the national average.

At the Monday, October 27, 2025 meeting, the Shoreline city council approved a contract with the city of Lynnwood for jail services. Shoreline police will be able to send inmates to the Lynnwood jail in addition to the SCORE jai

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