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Clark County plans 64‑bed JPOD and studies $471.5M full jail remodel
Summary
Clark County is opening a 64‑bed housing unit called JPOD and directed staff to study funding options for a full jail remodel estimated at $471,500,000; officials said construction on JPOD is expected to finish in late 2026 and the JPOD project is budgeted at $23,750,000.
Clark County officials described plans to open a new 64‑bed housing unit called JPOD at the county jail work center and said the county council has directed staff to explore funding options for a full jail remodel estimated at $471,500,000.
County staff said an area adjacent to the jail work center has been fenced off for construction of JPOD and that the project is expected to be completed in late 2026. "This is a 64 bed medium security facility," a staff member said. "It's not gonna be a place where inmates are released or or brought to for being processed by law enforcement. This is literally just a new living space for inmates." The county described JPOD as a place where officers and…
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