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Blush: Up Close, Personal w/Jailers

2nd part of Nicole's up-close look at Coeur d'Alene Police Department: Welcome to Kootenai County Public Safety Building. Before entering the building, Officer Petersen removed all the weapons from his person. I never knew they kept weapons there. We then waited outside the metal gate with the cuffed prisoner. The door rolled up and Officer Petersen brought him inside. From here on out, no video or pictures exist due to the nature of the building. No visual documentation is allowed inside the jail. A group of sheriff deputies were waiting for us at the jail entrance. "Spread your feet and put your head on the pad. Have you ever been to jail before?" asked one deputy. The prisoner responded, "Twice. Once in 2007 and again a month ago"/Nicole Hensley, Blush Response. More here. And: You can see Part 1 of feature here.

Question: Have you ever toured the jail?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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