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Commissioners hear plan for invasive upgrades at county jail and possible temporary inmate relocations
Summary
County staff presented a plan to renovate the adult detention center's HVAC and security systems, warning the work will be invasive, likely require temporary inmate relocation, and could add substantial one-time operating costs depending on duration.
St. Mary’s County staff described a planned renovation to the adult detention center that will replace HVAC and security systems and likely require a phased, temporary relocation of some inmates.
Staff said the project is invasive and will require moving certain housing pods while work proceeds. The county’s plan discussed relocating medium- to high-security inmates from pod C (48 beds) and pod A (16 beds) to other detention facilities in the state while their pods are rebuilt; staff cautioned…
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