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Pend Oreille County is a correctional facility located in Newport, Washington. The time that is required to be served by an inmate in their sentence ranges from as little as one year to as much as several years. This facility is responsible for holding inmates sentenced in Newport and Pend Oreille County Courts and the courts of other cities in the Pend Oreille County area areas.

Pend Oreille County was named after the Pend d-Oreilles tribe, whose French meaning translates to "earring" ("hangs in the ear"). Pend Oreille County was created out of Stevens County in 1911. By this time, Pend Oreille County commissioners were sworn in and the new county was organized in Newport. On March 1, 1911, Washington Governor Marion B. Hay signed the legislation into law. On June 8, 1911, the law creating Pend Oreille County went into effect.

The minimum level security facility houses both male and female with 40 beds who are either sentenced or awaiting trial. Housing contracts are maintained with the Washington State Department of Corrections, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Border Patrol, Immigration, and U.S. Customs Enforcement. Pend Oreille County also houses agencies. The Newport Community Hospital provides a clinic for the inmates.

Inmates have access to parties outside of the facility through the inmate telephone system. The system is owned by a private communication's company. Calls made outside the facility require an assigned pin number. The inmate may also choose to have family or friends set up an account by contacting the appropriate company. Inmates calls can be expensive, however, with calls costing upwards to $14 per minute, so it important to set up a plan beforehand to minimize expenses. Cheaper services are available for setting up inmate calls through Pend Oreille County calling services.

Notable crimes that have led to sentence involve attempted smuggling of drugs into jail and attempted escape from the facility. In April 2013, a Newport inmate cut holes in his waistband to store drugs such as hydrocodone and marijuana but was discovered by Pend Oreille County staff. What may be considered a desperate escape took place in February 2014 when a 29-year-old inmate Apling cut himself along a barbed wire by climbing a fence to escape from Pend Oreille County, thereby leaving a trail of blood for several miles, which Border Patrol units followed and apprehended the inmate. The inmate was found to still be wearing their jail garments at the time of their arrest. Meanwhile, schools in Newport were put on lockdown from the afternoon after the inmate's initial escape until approximately 4:30 pm, once the inmate was apprehended. These crimes are only outlying events and comprise a small segment of the facility's overall history.