Fort Hall inmates moved to new jail

FORT HALL (AP) - Inmates from the condemned Fort Hall jail have been transferred to the new Justice Center, after the Bureau of Indian Affairs loosened its requirements for jailer training.

Chief of Corrections Paul Guisande says 42 inmates were transferred to the new facility last Friday.

Two escapes from the old jail within the period of a month highlighted the need to move inmates. At the time, tribal officials said the BIA would not allow the jail to be opened until guards had completed a training course.

The Idaho State Journal reports the BIA is allowing the facility to be operated with a ratio of one certified officer to one non-certified staff member.