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Construction workers work on two floors in the new Ward County Jail expansion. Central staff stations will each monitor two tiers of jail cells in the four-story building, which will add 100 double-bunked cells. Current jail capacity is 110 beds.
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A completed inmate cell in the new Ward County Jail expansion shows the double bunks and other features of the small space, with a narrow window currently covered. Construction continues on the interior of the Ward County Jail expansion Wednesday. The $38 million construction project is expected to finish in October and be followed by six months of remodeling on the existing jail.
Photos by Jill Schramm/MDN