An incident involving a pod of 50 inmates at the Kootenai County jail last week is another sign the planned jail expansion can't happen soon enough, Sheriff Ben Wolfinger said. The majority of the inmates in the pod were involved in throwing items ranging from books to antiperspirant at deputies. "Deputies backed out and, when we went back in with more staff, everyone complied," said Wolfinger, who spoke to about 40 people attending the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans meeting at The Fedora Pub and Grille in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: Is there anyone out there who doesn't think we need a bigger jail?