King County officials say the current detention facility is beyond repair and that it makes more sense fiscally to build a new facility. (Photo by Alex Garland)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.