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The white building on the left in this photo is one of two that will be built to house inmates in multiple pods. The pods will have technology that allows the inmates to be closely monitored and walls that separate inmates based on risks of interaction with one another and officers.

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New criminal justice facility designed for future needs, safety
October 31, 2024 3:45 a.m.

New criminal justice facility designed for future needs, safety

EPHRATA – More than 60% of voters approved a three-tenths of 1% sales tax increase to help fund a new Grant County Jail in 2019. Today, that jail is being realized with walls clearly visible to drivers that pass by the construction site on the southwest side of State Route 282 near the Ephrata Walmart.