Inmate opts for jail

Randi M. Keene, 35, Garfield, was ordered to serve a year in jail Friday in Whitman County Superior Court after she told the court she opted to serve the jail sentence instead of undergoing an evaluation and treatment for drug use.

Keene had been ordered to appear in court Friday to show she had complied with a court order to undergo the evaluation and begin treatment.

She was sentenced to 364 days in jail Aug. 3 with all but 30 days suspended on condition she get evaluated and follow any treatment recommendations. Friday's court appearance was scheduled to check that she had done so.

She told...