Proposed Project

The proposed project provides constitutionally required medical and mental health services, a more secure transport center for inmates, a designated space for video court, and an additional building for administrative offices and community release programs for inmates.

Medical and Mental Health Housing

• The new facility will have 48 additional mental health beds for inmates with mental health issues.
  • 32 for male inmates
  • 16 for female inmates

Current male medical cells

Current mental health unit

Medical Health Clinic and Infirmary

• 10 infirmary beds with vital sign monitoring and oxygen support (the existing facility's 6 medical cells do not have such capability)
• 7 health exam rooms, including dedicated mental health exam rooms (the current facility has only 2 exam rooms)
• Trauma suite and dialysis suite
• Expanded pharmacy with increased security for safekeeping of medications
• Larger dedicated office space for medical staff
• Additional storage space for securing medical supplies
• Expanded dental treatment room with an additional “chair” (current area has a single antiquated chair with various equipment stored along the walls)

Current medical and mental health facility

Current medical room

Current mental health unit

Current dental room

Transport Center

• New, physically separated exit and entry zones for inmates, which will help prevent drugs, weapons, and other harmful contraband from being imported into the facility
• Allows the booking area to be used solely for booking (the booking area is currently used for booking and transport)
• New individual and group holding rooms for the transport area (the current facility has none)
• New transport yard, which can accommodate multiple transport vehicles at once. The current facility does not have a transport yard.
• The transport center can serve as an emergency shelter for inmates if needed.

Video Court

• Expanded video court room that will be able to accommodate multiple court sessions at once (the current room can only accommodate one session at a time)
• Includes modernized technology, which will improve remote connections, sound, video, and the overall judicial process
• New technology will allow inmates to attend video breakout sessions with their attorneys.

Administrative Offices

• Building new administrative offices costs significantly less than building a new secure facility. Therefore, administrative offices will be relocated to a new building, freeing up space in the secure facility for jail operations.

Community Release Program Center

• Community release programs will be consolidated into one new location, reducing the cost of securing and staffing the programs altogether.
• The work release program will be relocated from the Kiesel facility (in downtown Ogden) to the Justice Center on 12th Street.
• The community release program center will be able to host more community partners that provide services to inmates preparing to reenter society.