BACKGROUND

Nisqually Tribe building $20 million Regional Jail

The Nisqually Tribe is starting work on a $20 million public safety complex (Jail)
Yelm Highway near Highway 510

This facility will include a jail for 288 inmates for Category II low-risk offenders and a

Future phase could expand it to 576 beds.

The property was "ACQUIRED"
 in a Transfer of Title from the United States to The Nisqually Tribe as a mandate by
Congress on or around September 14, 2010.

The Nisqually Tribe plans to house low-risk inmates for nearby governments INCLUDING:
Port Gamble, Squaxin, Suquamish, Puyallup, Lacey, Tumwater
Yelm, Rainier, Tenino, Thurston County, ICE, Swinomish
Skokomish, Ft. Lewis, Nooksak, Washington State DOC
and other tribes.

The project is funded with a grant from the

Justice Department and a low-interest loan from the

Agriculture Department.