COTTONWOOD, Idaho (AP) _ The North Idaho Correctional Institute
is receiving a $1 million grant from a state agency for safety
upgrades at the facility.
The Lewiston Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/v7f2e3 ) the Idaho
Bureau of Homeland Security is expected to present a check to Idaho
Department of Correction Director Brent Reinke at a ceremony later
Wednesday.
The grant money will cover most of the $1.4 million cost to
upgrade the prison, which holds 414 inmates and is located in the
small northern Idaho town of Cottonwood. Reinke's agency is
expected to cover the remaining costs for the project.
The project includes work to safeguard the facility against
multiple hazards, including severe storms and wildfires. The
project will also include the installation of backup generators for
the prison.