We are hopeful she will choose to get the life-saving treatment she needs to treat her tuberculosis. She will be housed in a room specially equipped for isolation, testing and treatment. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department released the below statement on its blog following the woman's arrest: Law enforcement transported this patient to the Pierce County Jail. RELATED: Judge gives 17th order for Tacoma woman with tuberculosis to self-isolate or go to jail

The woman was booked into a negative pressure room in the Pierce County jail Thursday where she will get treatment for TB. “We initially tried to look for her, but we were unable to find her, we believe she was trying to avoid being captured,' said Sgt. The arrest comes after a j udge issued a 17th order in May for the woman to be involuntarily detained for treatment. Pierce County sheriff deputies located and detained the woman at her home in Tacoma Thursday, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD). A Tacoma woman who has been avoiding treatment and isolation for tuberculosis (TB) for more than a year has been arrested so she can receive medical treatment in jail.

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