Facility isn't needed in Bonner County

While there is a definite need for a new juvenile facility, there is no such need for a 60-bed work release center. Calling this a work release center is a misnomer; sounds like they are proposing a maximum security jail.

Work release is granted to Bonner County inmates. To the best of my knowledge, only one of our county inmates was granted work release from 2001 through April 2005. I don’t think there has ever been more than 10 persons on work release at any given time.

Ada County’s (much larger than Bonner County) work release center (2001) consisted of a large modular home converted to something similar to military barracks.

DAVE HANCOCK

Sandpoint