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Whitley County accepts $7.5 million House Bill 1 allocation for jail expansion, authorizes segregated bank account and construction manager contract

Whitley County Fiscal Court · June 18, 2024
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Summary

The Whitley County Fiscal Court approved Resolution 2024-12 to draw $7.5 million in House Bill 1 funds for a planned jail expansion (about 100 beds), authorized a separate bank account for those funds, and approved a construction manager contract with Codell Construction.

Whitley County Fiscal Court voted to draw down $7,500,000 in House Bill 1 funds to expand the Whitley County Detention Center and approved several steps to manage and implement the project.

Judge executive told the court the House Bill 1 allocation will fund a significant expansion — described as about 100 beds — intended to address overcrowding and to create revenue by housing paying inmates. He credited state legislative…

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