The best place for the new county jail

During the planning process for the new Cuyahoga County Jail,
a steering committee overseeing the process was shown
examples of what recently built urban jails from throughout
the country look like. And many of them do not look jails
from the street, including this one in Douglasville, GA, in the
western suburbs of Atlanta (HOK).
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Opinion: where & how Cuyahoga County’s new jail should rise

One thing is for certain at this time about the proposed new Cuyahoga County Corrections Center — no one wants it built near them. But there is one location where it could meet the county’s criteria and actually provide some significant community benefits, depending on how it is designed to relate to and connect with its surroundings.

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