Pat Farraher
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- Sep 20, 1889The Brutal Toll of 1889’s Public Safety PanicAfter a violent prison break and a string of failed robberies, three young men receive decades-long prison sentences—sparking a debate over justice, recidivism, and the city's grim penal reality.Seattle, WA
- Jan 19, 1891The Jailbreak That Failed at Lake UnionA failed escape attempt by three young prisoners leaves a jailer with a gun, a missing saw, and a mystery about who was smuggling tools to the jailbirds.King County Jail, Seattle, WA
- Jun 30, 1893The Jailer's Warning: A Courthouse AnecdoteA lawyer recounts his early, struggling days at the Seattle courthouse and the amusingly grim reality of defending clients who were clearly destined for Walla Walla.Seattle, WA