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Chautauqua County weighs replacing 1939 jail wing with 224‑bed facility after needs study
Summary
Sheriff and consultants presented a needs assessment and conceptual plan to replace the county's 1939 jail section, recommending a 224‑bed facility; projected cost estimates range roughly $114 million to $119 million in current dollars and the plan will return to committee for further work.
Sheriff Michael Quattrone and consultants from LaBella Associates and Justice Planners presented a needs assessment and conceptual design May 28 to the Chautauqua County Legislature that recommends replacing the jail's 1939 section and building a new facility sized for about 224 beds.
The study team said its forecasts used jail data from 2016 to 2022, court and district attorney records and Cornell population projections to model likely inmate populations. Alan Richardson of Justice Planners described the model and uncertainties, saying the forecasts depend on whether booking and length‑of‑stay patterns return to pre‑COVID levels. "A forecast is only as good as the information that we have at the time," Richardson said.
The consultants presented three population scenarios and a range of bed needs from a low of about 52 (without federal inmates, base forecast) to more than 316 (including federal inmates in a high‑growth…
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