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Commissioners hear nine-month timeline and regional partnerships for juvenile facility renovation
Summary
County staff reported ongoing work to convert the old jail for juvenile detention, with contractors engaged across trades, security-system installation expected to take about nine months, and regional agreements expanding GPS monitoring and transportation services under a three-year pact.
Josh Nichols, presenter on the juvenile facility project, updated the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on July 23 about construction progress and regional service plans. Nichols said contractors across multiple trades are actively engaged in the renovation of the old jail for juvenile detention and that installation of the security system is expected to take approximately nine months. He also said a project sign will be installed next week.
Nichols described parallel operational developments intended to expand regional juvenile justice services: a new three-year agreement to include electronic and GPS monitoring, the creation of a juvenile transportation division, and out-of-county placement agreements designed to position Jefferson County as a southern Indiana hub. Multiple neighboring counties have expressed interest in partnerships. No formal board action was taken at the meeting to alter project scope or funding.
