More than 500 people are being held in the Kootenai County jail which has a capacity of closer to 400 according to the Kootenai County Sheriff. Read more about it Between the Lede.
- Almost 100 inmates are forced to sleep on the floor.
- The jail is not as badly understaffed as it was last year.
- Capt. Stu Miller said that either sentencing needs to be reformed or else a new facility will need to be constructed.
Overcrowding continues at county jail
COEUR d’ALENE — Amid continued overcrowding, Kootenai County commissioners directed the Sheriff’s Office this week to determine how . . .
