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Commissioners and sheriff debate jail renovations, state grant timing and temporary 'pod' options; board keeps current upgrade project and asks for separate pod
Summary
St. Mary's County commissioners, the sheriff and detention staff debated renovation and temporary housing options for the Adult Detention Center, including modular 'pod' units and a separate medical wing.
St. Mary's County commissioners, the sheriff and detention staff spent the session debating short‑ and long‑term approaches to addressing space, medical and female‑inmate housing needs at the county Adult Detention Center (ADC).
County facilities staff presented revised cost estimates for completing the ADC security and HVAC upgrades and for adding a housing pod and a separate medical unit. Commissioners asked whether adding a women's housing pod now would make the current building viable for 10–15 years; the county's correctional leadership said a combination of a female pod and an upgraded medical unit, used alongside expanded pretrial alternatives, could extend…
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