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Law Enforcement Center
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects provided programming, planning, and full architectural services for this 142,000-SF Law Enforcement Center. Flexibility and expandability were key in the design of this facility, allowing for 544 beds with an option to expand to 928 beds in the future. The facility houses the Sheriff’s Office containing office space for the Patrol and Criminal Investigation Division, Evidence/Crime Scene Room, and Warrant Division. Jail support spaces include Central Control, Processing, Medical, Laundry, Kitchen, Visitation, First Appearance Court and multipurpose space.
The facility houses 544 beds which includes 40 beds in a trustee dormitory near central booking. Prisoners enter the building through the vehicular sallyport and are brought directly to booking. This entrance is separate and secured from the main entrance used by the visitors. A watch tower overlooks two external courtyard open-air recreation yards. The podular design allows for efficient use of staff and ease of future expansion at minimal cost. Two multi-story podular housing units provide 504 beds; one podular unit housing 256 inmates, and another podular unit housing 248 inmates.
Pieper O’Brien Herr Architects incorporated full height windows, stretching through both floors to give the impression of single story building; with spandrel glass spanning the transition area from the first floor to the second floor. Additionally, around the facility’s entrances, smaller masonry brick and cast stone was used to humanize the building scale.
The First Appearance Court area includes a judge’s chamber for visiting judges and separate offices for defending and prosecuting attorneys. People awaiting trial are held separately from convicted inmates and can be tried on site without having to be transported. The general public can directly access the courtroom and visitation area through a secure public lobby.
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