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Caroline County moves to form detention center design committee after seminar; new facility estimated at $40M
Summary
Commissioners agreed to form a staff-led Detention Center Design Committee to analyze whether to renovate the existing jail or pursue a new 100‑bed facility estimated at roughly $40 million, with staff to coordinate with the Town of Denton and pursue state/federal funding.
Caroline County commissioners on Nov. 18 agreed to establish a Detention Center Design Committee after officials and an architect-led seminar outlined limitations of the current facility and modern design requirements.
County leaders said the county’s current jail is aged, lacks program and medical space, and cannot easily accommodate gender-, age- and security-class separations now required by modern corrections standards. County staff cited a Wharton estimate that a fully compliant local facility would need about 100 beds and roughly 40,000 square feet.
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