Washington County study projects hundreds more jail beds by 2055; board seeks working assumptions before design
A Matrix Consulting needs assessment presented Aug. 12 to the Washington County Board of Commissioners projects the county could need between about 750 and nearly 950 jail beds by 2055. Commissioners asked staff to memorialize working assumptions on capacity, programming and funding before hiring a design firm and moving to schematic design.
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Washington County commissioners heard a presentation Aug. 12 on a jail and community corrections center capacity study that projects substantially more secure jail beds will be needed by mid-century and lays out program and design choices the county will face.
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