Idaho Fairgrounds Plays Host to Captive Audience

Dozens of people filed into the Western Idaho Fairgrounds this weekend, but instead of getting cotton candy and corn dogs they got green army cots and imprisonment.

Part of a fair building was turned into a temporary jail to clear up a backlog of people serving weekend sentences for offenses such as driving under the influence or driving with a suspended license.

The backlog was caused by a bed shortage at the Ada County jail, officials said.