The document summarizes plans for renovating and expanding the Dubois County justice facilities based on studies and inspections that found deficiencies. The proposed project would expand the security center, add a housing pod, expand community corrections, and build an alternate judicial center connected by a shared space. The goals are to improve safety, security, classification of inmates, medical services, programming, and address jail overcrowding based on population growth projections. Floor plans and budget estimates are provided for the renovations and expansion of the Dubois County justice campus.

1. DUBOIS COUNTY JUSTICE CAMPUS
PROJECT
Update and Overview
Presentation
August 3, 2020
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2. Dubois County Justice Project
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Background Information

3. Annual State Jail Inspections
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• 2013 - Recommend additional hours for Nursing staff. Reduce Jail
liability.
• 2014 – Strongly recommend hiring Nurse, providing adequate medical
facilities. Reduce Jail liability.
• 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – Lack of Programs - spaces for GED
classes etc.
• 2014, 2015 – Jail understaffed. Inefficient design for current staffing.
• 2016 – Strong recommendation for Staffing Analysis – Understaffed
• 2016, 2017 – Lighting Study recommended. ACA and Indiana Jail
Standard (IJS) non-compliant lighting levels in inmate areas
• 2016, 2017 – Cited for Overcrowding. Toilet facilities do not meet 12:1
ratio as required by ACA and IJS due to overcrowding.
• 2017 – Overcrowding - 95 inmates in 84 bed facility. No classification
capability. 19 Level 6 IDOC Inmates.
• 2018 – Overcrowding - 82 inmates in 84 bed facility. No classification
capability. 14 Level 6 IDOC Inmates.
• 2016, 2017, 2018 – Upgrade Security System – increase video retention

4. National Institute of
Corrections - 2017
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• Originally designed for 46 beds
• Found most inmates are repeat offenders, have substance abuse and
mental health problems
• Limited classification opportunities
• There is not enough staff to move/monitor inmates to programming areas –
more programming space needed
• Limited observability
• Limited medical space, office space
• Community Corrections – should have separate entrances and search area

5. University of Cincinnati Corrections
Institute Study - 2019-2020
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• RECOMMENDATIONS
• Expand the scope of pretrial services
• Develop a Public Defender’s Office
• Expanding Pre-Arrest and Prosecutorial
Diversion Programs
• Develop a Community Based
Residential Treatment Program
• Expand Community Corrections
Programming
• Initiate a Criminal Justice Coordinating
Committee

6. Study: January-July 2019
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 County Population
 2017 Estimated – 42,558
 2038 Projected – 50,000
Potential Increase of 17%

7. Analytics Summary
County Population Capacity Beds/1000
Cass 38,966 208 5.35
Harrison 39,364 175 4.44
DeKalb 40,285 105 2.60
Dubois 42,558 84 1.97
Jackson 44,013 248 5.65
Shelby 44,436 231 5.21
Lawrence 46,134 168 3.65
*Rule of Thumb is 4.5 beds per 1000*

8. Analytics Summary
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Average Daily Jail Population (ADP)
 Current Rated Capacity: 84 Beds*
 2013 Average: 70 Beds + 20% Classification =
88 Beds
 2014 Average: 69 Beds + 20% Classification =
86 Beds
 2015 Average: 69 Beds + 20% Classification =
86 Beds
 2016 Average: 78 Beds + 20% Classification =
98 Beds
 2017 Average: 83 Beds + 20% Classification =
104 Beds
 2018 Average: 91 Beds + 20% Classification =
114 Beds

9. Analytics Summary
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11 Classifications / Classification Threshold = 67.5 / Capacity = 84
Number of Inmates

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Project Goals Overview

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Dubois County Justice Project
Security Center
• Improve intake and booking spaces and process flow
• Provide additional Isolation/Padded/Holding Cells
• Provide adequate space for staff restrooms and locker rooms
• Provide space for Sheriff’s Office including squad room and offices
• Provide space for quarantine and medical isolation confinement, medical exams and
medical staff
• Expand kitchen for current and future demand
• Replace unhealthy ductwork and upgrade HVAC System
• Provide additional classification opportunities – treatment/rehabilitation
• Provide housing space for recovery blocks, trustee blocks and step-down units -
treatment
• Improve observability and make more staff efficient - safety
• Limit staff and inmate movement - safety
• Provide large meeting/multi-purpose space for training, outside agency training and
Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
• Upgrade existing security systems

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Community Corrections
• Create separate lobbies for the public, staff and work release participants
• Provide more and improve the spaces for processing someone back into the facility
• Provide a staff restroom for those observing work release
• Provide more dayrooms/bunk rooms for classification purposes
• Provide additional beds to accommodate female waiting list; provide more beds for
anticipated future needs, including a focus on expanding the program
• Improve observation from central control point
• Provide more storage
• Provide more office space for immediate and future needs
• Provide more classrooms for immediate and future needs
• Expand contact visitation space (attorney’s, clergy, etc.)

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Judicial Center
• Improve parking for staff and public - parking downtown is limited and requires
crossing the street to access the courthouse
• Courtrooms are functional but have limited space in the litigation and public galleries
• Provide separate staff, inmate and public circulation
• Include circulation (including vertical) for inmates that is secure; current access to
courtrooms is through shared spaces and courthouse is accessed on city square
• Large groups, like jury selection, are challenging to manage due to limited waiting
areas and seating
• Provide adequately sized jury rooms and restrooms
• Provide more spaces for attorneys and clients to meet
• Control access to court staff and Judges’ offices
• Provide a central security entrance with metal detector and scanner
• Allocate space for future court expansion (third court)
• Allocate space for future department expansion (Probation, Prosecutor, etc.)
• Provide separate juvenile and adult Probation waiting, drug screen waiting and a larger
meeting/conference room (currently used as a break room too)
• Provide the Prosecutor with space for expansion and be in the same building as the
courts
• Include Small Claims in the same facility as the courts and include meeting spaces
adjacent to their workstations.
• Provide the Clerk with an outside door for after hours early voting and voter
registration
• Provide more secure departments with transaction counters and controlled entrances

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Project Floor Plans

15. Overall Site Plan
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Security Center
Housing
Pod
Community
Corrections
Judicial
Center
(Alternate)

16. Overall Facilities Plan
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Security Center
Housing Pod
Community Corrections
Judicial Center
(Alternate)
Connector
(Alternate)

17. Existing Security Center Plan
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18. Proposed Security Center Plan
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19. Proposed Housing Pod Addition
First Floor Plan
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20. Proposed Housing Pod Addition
Second Floor Plan
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21. Existing Community
Corrections Plan
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22. Proposed Community
Corrections Plan
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23. Proposed Judicial Center
Plan – Alternate: First Floor
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Proposed Judicial Center
Plan – Alternate: Second Floor

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• Estimated Project Schedule
• Estimated Project Budget
– Construction Costs
– Soft Costs

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