WINONA, Minn. – You have to forgive Sheriff Ron Ganrude if the buttons ae popping off his shirt. The new $28 million Winona County jail, sure to be his signature legacy, is opening soon. And he’s having a party. Err, an open house for the public to tour the jail on Sunday, September 17. Time: 1 to 4 p.m. Free. Light refreshments. Walking tours of 10 to 15 people will leave every 10 minutes. Tours will run 1-1/2 hours. Stops include booking, administration and housing units and the jail kitchen. Displays outside the jail: The Canine Unit, SOAR Team, Mounted Posse, and Dive Unit. A rule, this being a jail: No backpacks, purses or bags. And no knives, other weapons, or contraband. To be sure, no inmates will have yet to be transferred from the old jail next door.
Earlier: Fresh stripes for new jail
Ganrude. Sheriff since 1999 now has a new address on Second Street.
Image: Steve Lunde