Sally port will connect jail with judicial center.
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OREGON – On a cold and wet afternoon Wednesday, Ogle County officials finally broke ground on the new jail that will be built behind the Judicial Center on Sixth Street.
“Well, welcome to our mud breaking,” joked Ogle County Board Chairman Kim Gouker to open his remarks to community members and elected officials in attendance at the event on April 10.
Gouker pointed out that this process started with the county’s long-range plan in 1998. That plan included the building of the Judicial Center.
“This project here is the capstone of it,” he said. “This is the one that will put it all together.”
The new jail, or Judicial Center Annex, will be a 42,000-square foot, 154-bed adult jail. It will house both males and females.