BOISE BENCH, Idaho — Construction is underway at the Ada County Jail as part of the first phase of a larger expansion project aimed at keeping pace with the county’s growing population.
County commissioners are using about $20 million in previously set-aside funds to renovate the jail’s kitchen, an area that hasn’t seen upgrades since the early 1990s, when the jail housed around 160 inmates.
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