Chad Sokol Spokane County officials are barring friends and relatives from visiting inmates in the downtown jail and at the Geiger Corrections Center to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Spokane County Detention Services made an urgent request to the local courts two weeks ago, while also barring friends and relatives from visiting inmates in person and implementing other ...

Spokane County officials are working to develop a new jail funding proposal for 2026 that could ask you to pay more in taxes.