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Groundbreaking Held For Sheriff’s Visitation, Training Facility
September 7, 2011
A groundbreaking was held Wednesday for a new Escambia County Sheriff’s Video Visitation and and Training facility near the Escambia County Jail.
A.E. New, Jr. Inc. was awarded the $3,919,200 project to convert an existing 31,000 square foot building on Leonard Street into the new facility.
The facility will provide 60 stations for remotely visiting inmates housed in detention areas via audio and video equipment. Inmates’ visitors will use the video equipment rather than going to the jail where visits are currently separated by glass.
The building will house the Sheriff’s Office force on force, defensive tactics, and simulator training areas, a vehicle detailing area, a media center, training and meeting rooms, and offices.
The facility is expected to open in 2012.
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3 Responses to “Groundbreaking Held For Sheriff’s Visitation, Training Facility”
We can’t give a firefighter a job,but they have money for this crap of an idea….what a joke
where is the oversight?lets raise more taxes ..so bubba can blow some more….
A waste of taxpayer money!!! There is enough space at the Sheriff’s Office for meetings and training. Ron Mcnesby built a state of the art vehicle garage a few years ago with about 20 plus bays for working on cars. Inmate video visitation. Hogwash!! This is an enormous waste of taxpayer money. Another Morgan screw up. This time over 3 million dollars of our money!
Does anyone know what used to be in this “existing” 31,000 square foot building?