Best Spokane County jail plan rethinks the system – Sun, 09 May 2010 PST

Voters have rewarded politicians for the war on drugs, three-strikes laws, mandatory-minimum sentences, and crackdowns on drunken driving and domestic violence. But the lock em up sentiment carries with it a significant downside. It is expensive. Very expensive. In the next year, Spokane County voters will hear plenty about that as the debate over a new jail heats up. The current lockup has …