Washington State Ethics Board http://nwpr.org en Ethics Hearing Begins For Former Top Washington Prisons Official http://nwpr.org/post/ethics-hearing-begins-former-top-washington-prisons-official <a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2013/01/010913AJ_EthicsHearing_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>OLYMPIA, Wash. – An ethics hearing is underway for a former top Washington prison official. In opening statements Wednesday, the state accused Belinda Stewart of misusing state resources. Her attorney calls it a “political prosecution.”<p>Stewart is accused of running several non-profit organizations out of her office at the Washington Department of Corrections. She was communications director for the agency. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:49 +0000 Austin Jenkins 20952 at http://nwpr.org