WINONA Minn. – A backup power generator for the new Winona County jail should arrive July 17, Sheriff Ron Ganrude said. The generator is essential for the jail to be operational but had been delayed by post-CoVid production and shipping issues. With the generator, the jail can go into a staff shake-down phase the first week of August. Inmates will be transferred from the condemned existing jail next door in early October, Ganrude said. Meanwhile, the construction contractor, Market & Johnson, is at working on final interior projects. These include:
> An elevator.
> Security electronics.
Flooring, ceilings, windows, painting have been completed.
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