Yakama Nation expects to finish $12M detention facility next year

Friday, February 4, 2011  

The Yakama Nation of Washington expects to complete work on a $12 million detention facility in the fall of 2012.

The tribe received a grant from the Department of Justice to build the 38,000 square-foot facility. It replaces one that closed in 2005 due to safety concerns.

The new jail will be overseen by a newly created tribal position. Kelly Rosenow, a veteran in law enforcement, was just hired as the first commissioner of public safety on the reservation.

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