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Empty Oregon Jail Has Cost $1.25 Million; Grand Jury Demands Humility and Creative Solutions
Empty Oregon Jail Has Cost $1.25 Million; Grand Jury Demands Humility and Creative Solutions
by Mark Wilson
The Wapato Jail in Multnomah County, Oregon was completed in 2004 at a cost of $58 million, but has sat empty ever since because the county can’t afford to operate the facility.
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