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<p>Kootenai County Sheriff Captain Lee Richardson stands in the stairwell of the men's work release center on Friday.</p>

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Jail rumblings
May 22, 2016 9 p.m.

Jail rumblings

Women inmates at Kootenai County jail complain men in work release program receive better treatment

COEUR d'ALENE — Women inmates participating in the work release program at the Kootenai County jail say their rights are being violated because they are being treated differently than their male counterparts.