Revised Juvenile and Adult Jail Plans Presented to County Commission
The architect’s design development will be completed within the next two weeks.
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Muskegon County Commissioners Authorize Bond Sale, Investigate Parking at Jail Site
In a 9-0 vote, the county board authorized the issuance of bonds “in the principal amount of not-to-exceed forty ($40) million in total, according to county documents.
Early Floor Plan Concepts For New Muskegon County Jail Unveiled
Rough plans for the juvenile transition center were also touched on at Tuesday’s meeting.
County Selects Architect and Construction Manager for New Jail and Juvenile Center
“This is one of the most comfortable times I have ever felt," said commissioner Charles Nash. "I think we’ve made a great choice in an architect and a great choice in a construction manager.”
Petition Opposing New County Jail In Muskegon Heights Delivered To County
On a question from commissioner Jim Derezinski, it was clarified Tuesday that the petition does not specifically oppose a new jail building or retrofitting project. It does however oppose the project within the city limits of Muskegon Heights.
Muskegon Heights City Council Still Undecided On County Jail Idea
County Commissioner Rillastine Wilkins attended the council’s service meeting ahead of its full council meeting on Monday. She addressed some of the questions various council members asked amongst themselves over the past several weeks.
Heights City Council Holds Off On County Jail Relocation Support Vote
Regardless of the estimations of cost, the resolution simply functions to put the review committee on notice that the City of Muskegon Heights is in support of the project.
Alarmed residents organize community meeting to share frustrations with the ban on letters for inmates at the county jail and ideas on how to change the policy.
Sheriff Roesler has banned letter correspondence at the Muskegon County Jail, limiting inmates’ correspondence to standard-sized postcards.
It’s Postcards Only For Writing Inmates At Muskegon County Jail
Andrew Trzaska | February 8, 2011 Voices were heard at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting decrying the new postcard-only policy at the Muskegon County jail. Starting this past Monday, all written communication to or from inmates housed at the jail must be written on regular-sized postcards. Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler has said that security is the main reason for the implementation of the policy, and the Sheriff’s Office had spent multiple years reviewing the Muskegon County Jail’s mail process came […]