Consultant: Shelby County jail system is crowded and aging; study points to consolidation options and a potential new facility
CTAS consultant Jim Hart told commissioners the county's Criminal Justice Center is aging and routinely loses about 300 beds to maintenance and classification issues. The report recommends engineering studies, potential consolidation and centralized intake, and a criminal justice coordinating committee; commissioners discussed planning and financing questions for a new facility.
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A jail needs assessment presented to the Budget & Finance subcommittee concluded Shelby County is operating an aging, capacity‑constrained jail system that regularly takes hundreds of beds out of service and requires substantial staffing to operate safely.
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