Private jail under scrutiny / 2 guards convicted of misconduct
Source: JON GAMBRELL, THE BELLINGHAM HERALD (WA), August 26, 2006
At a private alternative jail for Whatcom County criminals, one guard has been convicted for possession of marijuana and another for theft - while on the job. A Security Specialists Plus guard carried marijuana into its Baker Creek Place facility; another stole money from an inmate. One had multiple felony convictions, while another sexually harassed inmates, Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo said.