PAYETTE COUNTY, Idaho — The Payette County Jail is over capacity and outdated, according to Sheriff Andy Creech, who is asking voters to approve a $40 million bond to fund a new facility.

"Our jail can hold 69 people; we run up to 80 pretty regularly. Most of the year, we're overpopulated to some degree," Creech said.

The jail, built in the 1970s, has not been expanded in 25 years.

Follow Idaho News 6 neighborhood reporter, Brady Caskey, on an exclusive tour of the Payette County Jail Payette County jail overcrowded, outdated as sheriff seeks $40 million bond for new facility

Neighborhood Reporter Brady Caskey was invited to tour the jail. On the day he visited the facility, it was over capacity in both the women’s and protective custody pods, with 73 inmates under one roof.

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