Dallas County Sheriff Chad Leonard, right, pointed out features of the jail pod for Dallas County Supervisor Kim Chapman, center, and Dallas County Operations and Finance Director Rob Tietz during a Jan. 21 tour of the new Dallas County Law Enforcement Center. Tours of the completed facility will be given Sunday, Sept. 13 from 2-8 p.m.
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Touring the new Dallas County Law Enforcement Center Tueday were, from left, Supervisor Mark Hanson, Dallas County Auditor Julia Helm, Dallas County Supervisors Kim Chapman and Brad Golightly and Dallas County Sheriff Chad Leonard.
Dallas County Supervisors Mark Hanson, left, recorded Dallas County Sheriff Chad Leonard, center, and Dallas County Supervisor Brad Golightly inside the public entryway of the sheriff's office.
Standing in the administrative offices were, from left, Dallas County Information Services Director Todd Noah, Dallas County Auditor Julia Helm, Samuels Group Superintendent Norman Reisetter, Dallas County Supervisors Brad Golightly and Kim Chapman and Dallas County Sheriff Chad Leonard.
Standing in the observers gallery outside the initial-appearance courtroom were, from left, Samuels Group Superintendent Norman Reisetter, Dallas County Information Services Director Todd Noah, Dallas County Supervisor Kim Chapman, Dallas County Auditor Julia Helm, Dallas County Sheriff Chad Leonard and Dallas County Supervisor Brad Golightly.
Tuesday's tour of the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center incuded an inspection of the mechanical infrastructure of the facility.
Tuesday's tour of the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center incuded an inspection of the mechanical infrastructure of the facility.
Inspecting the sally port, to and from where prisoners are transported, were, from left, Dallas County Supervisors Brad Golightly and Kim Chapman, Dallas County Sheriff Chad Leonard, Dallas County Auditor Julia Helm and Dallas County Information Services Director Todd Noah.
New arrivals would proceed from the sally port to the pre-booking area of the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
A long hallway separates the jail administrative services portion of the Law Enforcement Center and the jail pod.
A great density of wiring lies at the heart of the control center, as noted by Dallas County Supervisor Brad Golightly, left, Dallas County Sheriff Chad Leonard, center, and Dallas County Supervisor Kim Chapman.
Viewed from the upper story of jail cells, the tourists appeared remote.
Workers in the jail pod are working toward a late-March finish date.
Workers in the jail pod are working toward a late-March finish date.
Workers in the jail pod are working toward a late-March finish date.
Dallas County Sheriff Chad Leonard led a tour Tuesday of the new Dallas County Law Enforcement Center for several of his fellow elected officeholders, Dallas County Auditor Julia Helm and Dallas County Supervisors Kim Chapman, Brad Golightly and Mark Hanson.
Joining the tour were Samuels Group Superintendent Norman Reisetter, Dallas County Information Services Director Todd Noah and Dallas County Operations and Finance Director Rob Tietz.
The site has seen great progress since the Nov. 9, 2017, groundbreaking at the $23 million, 57,000-square-foot project at 25979 U.S. Highway 6 in the Ortonville area of Adel. Dallas County voters approved financing for the new county jail in a May 2017 special election.
Tuesday’s tour began at the southernmost building in the complex, the new sheriff’s administrative offices, which include the patrol, investigations and civil law offices. The central building houses the jail administrative services, including an initial appearance courtroom, and the northernmost building is the jail pod itself, with its two-tier, 92-bed arrangement, expandable to 172 beds.
The facility has a target completion date in late March.
An artist’s rendering shows a portion of the public entrance to the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
An artist’s rendering shows a portion of the public breezeway at the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
An artist’s rendering shows a portion of the public breezeway at the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
An artist’s rendering shows a portion of the public breezeway at the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
An artist’s rendering shows a portion of the public breezeway at the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
An artist’s rendering shows a portion of the public restrooms at the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
An artist’s rendering shows a portion of the public breezeway at the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
An artist’s rendering shows the initial appearance courtroom at the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
An artist’s rendering shows the initial appearance courtroom at the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center.
The new law enforcement center has a 56,679 square foot floor plan.
