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County's jail space gets grim review
Consultant says site is among most crowded he's seen:

TUMWATER -- Consultant Steve Carter has visited about 1,000 correctional facilities around the world.

For him, the Thurston County Jail stands out -- but not in a good way.

"Your jail is one of the most crowded jails I've been in," Carter said during Wednesday night's public meeting about a proposed new community correctional facility in Tumwater.

Carter has visited facilities in South Africa and Latin America that were less crowded than the Thurston County Jail, which houses more than 400 inmates a day.

The facility was built 30 years ago for 86 inmates...

Where's the ACLU when you need 'em? (They sent this letter back in 2001.) (PDF file)