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Sheriff and outside firm show modular jail design; commissioners say idea merits RFP stage review
Summary
Sheriff Wharton and architecture firm RQAW presented a prefabricated "podular" jail design aimed at improved staff safety, easier maintenance and added medical and mental-health program space; commissioners requested more information and said the county will consider the design during the future design/RFP phase.
Sheriff Wharton and representatives from RQAW presented a prefabricated, pod-based jail design to the Penobscot County Commissioners, saying the layout would improve staff safety, streamline maintenance and create space for medical and mental-health services.
The presentation, led by Cole Walters of RQAW with colleagues Sanjay Patel and Pete Peterson, described modular “housing pods” with a central secure corridor, mezzanine control rooms with mirrored glass visibility into day rooms, maintenance chases outside the secure perimeter, and the option to shell future pods for later expansion. Walters said the design lets staff…
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