Martin Hall to receive Grant County youth

Grant County has signed a two year contract to house its youth at Martin Hall, the juvenile detention center at Medical Lake. The facility was constructed and is overseen by a consortium comprised of Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties.

“It will be beneficial to the consortium because it will bring in more revenue,” said Whitman County Commissioner Art Swannack, who is a board member for Martin Hall.

The consortium was created in 1996, with each of the nine participating counties signing a 50-year contract to house juvenile offenders at t...