Curry wants to move the jail

[icarus]

The Pre Trial Detention facility is already beyond capacity.  Inmates are routinely transported back and forth to county jail because of overcrowding.  Bonds are frequently reduced or eliminated and charges dropped because the Fire Marshall routinely determines there are to many inmates in the facility and inmates need to be moved or released.

Inmates are placed 3 to a cell designed for only 2 and since there are too many inmates for available cells, the remainder sleep in large scale tupper ware containers on the floor affectionately referred to as 'boat beds.'

The Justice Department already is closing monitoring the operation of PTD because of perceived shortcomings in operations and rights violations.

This is about more than just real estate.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Here's an idea:  Build a smaller jail located somewhere between Shands and the Courthouse - two of the major trips that inmates have to take on a regular basis.

OH...

and stop arresting people for petty drug crimes and driver license infractions. 

*the second part is key in making my plan work.

[Charles Hunter]

Here's an idea:  Build a smaller jail located somewhere between Shands and the Courthouse - two of the major trips that inmates have to take on a regular basis.

OH...

and stop arresting people for petty drug crimes and driver license infractions. 

*the second part is key in making my plan work.

A key part for personal reasons? 

icarus, I had no idea.
Non-Redneck has a good idea about the minor drug offenses. 

[thelakelander]

Here's an idea:  Build a smaller jail located somewhere between Shands and the Courthouse - two of the major trips that inmates have to take on a regular basis.

No thanks. Sugar Hill, Durkeeville and LaVilla have had enough of COJ's socially inequitable redevelopment schemes. Build it in one of SJTC's parking lots.

Would rather see the area around UF Health developed into a medical/healthcare oriented district with dense infill market-rate development that would never be approved in places like Springfield, San Marco or Riverside.

OH...

and stop arresting people for petty drug crimes and driver license infractions.

This.

[heights unknown]

How about building it out west, on or near 103rd street and Cecil Commerce Center, so at least the inmates can walk from the jail to the bus line and back into town or wherever they live within Duval. Out west (western Duval County) seems logical to me. And if they have a hard time getting back home or into town, then maybe that would be a "lesson learned" and they will think twice next time about getting into trouble.

[Bill Hoff]

How about building it out west, on or near 103rd street and Cecil Commerce Center, so at least the inmates can walk from the jail to the bus line and back into town or wherever they live within Duval. Out west (western Duval County) seems logical to me. And if they have a hard time getting back home or into town, then maybe that would be a "lesson learned" and they will think twice next time about getting into trouble.

This is the general area that Gullford floated when discussing the detention release facility as well, several years ago.