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• Closing Geiger: Wise or worrisome?

  May 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 On its face, moving inmates from the Spokane County jail system to a jail in Kennewick solves big problems. In the short term, local governments would save hundreds of thousands … 20

• County wants to cut jail population

  May 2, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners on Tuesday asked county staff to take steps to reduce inmate populations in anticipation of Geiger Corrections Center closing. A budget move by the city of Spokane … 12

• Editorial: County needs immediate solution to jail problem

  April 24, 2012 in Opinion on Page A11 Spokane County and the city of Spokane are negotiating an end of sentence for the Geiger Corrections Center. Time served sounds about right. But a quick end will renew pressures … 10

• Elected leaders work to solve Geiger closure

  April 23, 2012 in News, City Just days after announcing the expected closing of Geiger Corrections Center, city and county leaders issued a joint news release today vowing to work together to solve the expected impacts … 3

• Geiger escape sparks discussion

  January 26, 2012 in City on Page A5 The escape of two inmates Tuesday from Geiger Corrections Center was the first such incident from that facility in at least five years, the staff said on Wednesday as sheriff’s … 13

• Inmate accused of Geiger escape plot

  September 22, 2011 in City on Page A7 A 15-time felon considered by law enforcement to be one of the area’s most active criminals is accused of planning an escape at Geiger Corrections Center, and authorities are investigating …

• Inmate accused of plotting escape at Geiger

  September 21, 2011 in News, City A 15-time felon considered by law enforcement to be one of the area’s most active criminals is accused of planning an escape at Geiger Corrections Center, and jail staff are … 3

• Sheriff, coalition discuss jail issues, reoffenders

  June 16, 2011 in City on Page A8 Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and members of the No New Jail Coalition found a few points of agreement Wednesday. They appeared together at a meeting of the Spokane chapter of Washington …

• Corrections buildings traced back to Air Force

  May 22, 2011 in City on Page B1 People who want to replace the Geiger Corrections Center will have to quit referring to it as “old World War II Army barracks.” Actually, the buildings are old Cold War-era … 8

• County pays $300,000 to settle former guard’s bias, harassment suit against Geiger

  March 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County will pay $300,000 to settle a former Geiger Corrections Center guard’s claim of on-the-job discrimination and harassment. Beverley Ridley-Gardner complained of racial and gender discrimination as well as …

• Repairs continue after flooding at Geiger

  January 24, 2011 in City A power outage caused by basement flooding at Geiger Corrections Center on Sunday, “reflects the challenges of keeping the pre-World War II facility operational,” the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said …

• Escaped inmate arrested

  December 11, 2010 in City on Page B2 A jail inmate who escaped from a work crew was arrested Thursday in the South Perry neighborhood. Jason W. Breedlove, 37, was allowed out of Geiger Corrections Center with a …

• Renter arrested after police find escapee in home

  December 10, 2010 in City A jail inmate who escaped from work crew was arrested Thursday in the South Perry Neighborhood.

• Inmate escapes from snow detail

  December 2, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 A Geiger Corrections Center inmate who was recently ordered to return to a more secure facility escaped Wednesday morning after he was allowed to clean up snow with a work …

• Inmate walks away from snow work crew

  December 1, 2010 in City A Geiger Corrections Center inmate who was recently ordered to return to a more secure facility escaped this morning after he was allowed to clean up snow with a work … 3

• Medical Lake site chosen for jail in 2-1 vote

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County commissioners accepted no public testimony but aired their own views on a new jail for an hour and a half Tuesday. They then voted 2-1 to confirm a … 44

• Corrections center choice likely tonight

  September 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County commissioners are scheduled to confirm this evening their tentative selection of a site for a replacement of the Geiger Corrections Center. Commissioners previously voted 2-1, with Bonnie Mager … 2

• Inmate who fled Hoopfest jailed

  July 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 An inmate who escaped from a Hoopfest work crew is back in jail after police say he tried to steal a car.

• Inmate walks away from Hoopfest work crew

  June 26, 2010 A work crew inmate from Geiger Corrections Center who was helping set up Hoopfest equipment in downtown Spokane escaped Friday night. Gary J. Todd, 29, was serving time for a …

• County picks Medical Lake site for new jail

  June 8, 2010 in City Spokane County Commissioners today voted to put a new jail at a site near the Medical Lake freeway interchange and a community corrections on the campus of the existing Spokane … 17

• Geiger’s mission changing

  June 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Geiger Corrections Center will soon become an interim version of the treatment-focused “community corrections center” that is to be part of a jail-construction bond measure next April. Although Geiger … 1

• Geiger to focus on inmate treatment, training

  June 7, 2010 in City The Geiger Corrections Center will soon become an interim version of the treatment-focused “community corrections center” that is to be part of a jail-construction bond measure next April. 3

• Spokane County jail unions still weighing merger

  May 20, 2010 in City on Page A6 Local unions for two groups of Spokane County corrections deputies will go ahead with county-requested merger discussions despite layoffs, a spokesman said Wednesday. Tuesday’s announcement that 57 of their members … 1

• Spokane County lays off jail workers

  May 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County will lay off 57 jail employees next month to offset a big drop in the number of inmates. The employees were notified Tuesday evening, and formal layoff notices … 15

• Former sheriff says he won’t challenge Knezovich for job

  May 15, 2010 in City on Page B3 Former Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk announced Friday that he won’t challenge incumbent Ozzie Knezovich. Sterk declared earlier this month that he was considering a run, but he concluded there … 4

• Former Sheriff Sterk won’t challenge Knezovich

  May 14, 2010 in City Former Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk announced today that he won’t challenge incumbent Ozzie Knezovich. 7

• Speakers call for programs, not new Spokane County jail

  May 13, 2010 in City on Page A8 The most common suggestion at Wednesday’s public hearing on where to build a new Spokane County jail was that it shouldn’t be built at all. Many speakers urged county commissioners … 17

• Spokane County still mulling jail options

  May 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners are still exploring options as they prepare to take final testimony on proposed jail sites. A public hearing Wednesday will focus on a study that says, if … 8

• Former Sheriff Mark Sterk considers run for old job

  May 6, 2010 in City on Page A6 Former Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk may give his successor, Ozzie Knezovich, a run for his money. It’s a daunting prospect, Sterk acknowledges, because state Public Disclosure Commission records show … 3

• Sterk mulls run for sheriff

  May 5, 2010 in City Former Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk may give his successor, Ozzie Knezovich, a run for his money. It’s a daunting prospect, Sterk acknowledges, because state Public Disclosure Commission records show … 2

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