SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash ... County leaders say they are trying to keep Geiger as an option to house inmates, even though it was not initially built for that reason and needs significant investments ...

The Tri-Cities Reentry Center, as well as facilities in Yakima and Spokane ... 6 outside the Washington corrections department’s Tri-Cities Reentry Center for prison inmates in downtown Kennewick.

Another version of Sparber’s presentation, which he intended to give last week, suggested closing Geiger and sending the inmates downtown. Under that scenario, Spokane County would cut 50% ...