Propositions 12, 13 would fund Clark County’s criminal justice services

Jail expansion also included in tax measures that will go before Clark County voters on Nov. 3

By Tyler Brown, Staff writer

October 8, 2026 8:03 am

The Clark County Jail was built in 1984, when the population was less than half what it is today. Voters will decide Nov. 3 on a bond measure to fund expansion of the Clark County Jail and a levy lid lift to add additional corrections officers and other criminal justice services. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Proposition 12 would fund a long-debated jail expansion — from 519 to 739 beds — and a new headquarters for the Clark County Sheriff’s Office through a 30-year bond. At top, the Clark County Jail was built in 1984, when the area’s population was less than half what it is today. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Officer Dante Lopez delivers lunch to inmates in the administrative segregation and suicide watch area of the Clark County Jail on June 2. Voters will decide Nov. 3 on a bond measure to fund expansion of the jail and a levy lid lift to add corrections officers and other criminal justice services.

Clark County voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a $366.2 million bond measure to expand the county jail, which has operated at near capacity for most of the year.

Proposition 12 would fund a long-debated jail expansion — from 519 to 739 beds — and a new headquarters for the sheriff’s office through a 30-year bond. Property owners would pay just under 16 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, or $86 a year on a $550,000 home.

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