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Chautauqua County jail needs major replacement work; consultants estimate roughly $120 million project
Summary
Consultants presented a jail needs assessment showing aging 1939 sections, classification and space shortfalls and a planning-level estimate near $120–125 million for a new facility with a 224‑bed option. County and consultants urged moving to detailed programming and design to refine scope, costs and schedule.
Consultants and county officials presented a multi-year needs assessment for the Chautauqua County Jail during the Audit and Control Committee meeting on May 22, outlining deteriorating conditions in the facility’s oldest sections and offering a planning-level replacement option.
Sheriff Jim Cuatro told the committee that parts of the jail dating to 1939 “are rapidly failing,” and said maintenance work has kept the facility operating but is increasingly expensive and reliant on custom parts and ad‑hoc repairs. The sheriff and consultants said the deteriorating condition complicates staffing, programming and compliance with state correction standards.
LaBella Associates and Justice Planners presented a…
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