Grant Co. Jail construction on schedule for summer 2026 opening
The view of the new Grant County Jail Wednesday morning from the new K-9 facility. Chief Deputy of Corrections Phillip Coats said the new jail will help centralize Grant County Sheriff’s Office operations.
NANCE BESTON/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
Grant County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy of Corrections Phillip Coats said that being a part of building the new Grant County Jail is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
One of the cell blocks within the new Grant County Jail. These cells hold two inmates; however, other cells in the facility can hold one or four.
The inside of one of the four-person jail cells. On both sides there are bunk beds and on the back wall there is a toilet and a shower.
A worker paints the floors in the break room for staff at the new Grant County Jail.
An employee navigates a forklift through the door of one of the cell blocks at the new Grant County Jail. The jail is expecting to begin transitions of inmates in the summer of 2026.
The kitchen is a work in progress at the new Grant County Jail. Instead of residential ovens, the facility will have a walk-in oven which allows for more food to be cooked at once.
EPHRATA — Construction of the new Grant County Jail is progressing rapidly, with Chief Deputy of Corrections Phillip Coats of the Grant County Sheriff’s Office expressing optimism about the facility’s completion.
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