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Archive Home > 2010 > May > 14 > No to jail bond

No to jail bond


May 14, 2010

Sheriff Larry Blanton would like to spend $44 million to build an additional 250 beds for Deschutes County Jail. It’s on the May ballot. That’s $176,000 per prisoner/bed, which is about the price of a modest three-bedroom home available by the dozens in Bend.

I’m not suggesting Sheriff Blanton....

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