SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane County is looking at the states Pine Lodge Corrections Center in Medical Lake as a possible home for a new jail.
The womens prison is among several that Gov. Chris Gregoire wants to close to help offset the states $2.6 billion shortfall.
County officials, who need to replace the Geiger Corrections Center, are interested in acquiring Pine Lodge. A county delegation plans to tour the facility soon.
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said a final decision on which facilities the state will close should come in March.
