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Atlantic County officials told jail infrastructure is failing; Warden cites $561 million estimate for 900‑bed replacement
Summary
Warden Michael Kelly told the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners that repeated HVAC failures during a recent cold snap damaged control systems, underscoring the county’s need to plan now for a new jail; a consultant’s rough cost estimate for a 900‑bed facility is $561,000,000.
Warden Michael Kelly told the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners that the county jail’s aging heating, ventilation and air‑conditioning systems failed during last month’s cold snap, flooding a control pod and requiring emergency repairs.
"One of the coils broke in Unit 6. It flooded the whole entire second floor and destroyed one of our control pods," Kelly said, describing an incident the jail restored with help from facilities staff. He said some rooftop units are about 30 years old and that repeated failures are exposing conduits and other infrastructure…
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