People linked arms in front of the jail's main entrance. But police gave the crowd a wide berth. A helicopter for the King County Sheriff's Office circled above the protesters at the jail. Public buildings, including City Hall, were locked down. The mood outside the jail was buoyant.
People beat drums and danced.
Food was delivered to them. Jail spokesman Jim Harms said most of the people arrested yesterday were still inside. He said the inmates could hear and see the crowds down below chanting. One minor disagreement broke out in the jail plaza, when protesters lowered the American flag. That prompted Spokane steelworker John Goodman to raise it back and speak out.