Hamilton County Justice Center

The Hamilton County Justice Center is the main county jail branch for Hamilton County, Ohio. It is serviced by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. The facility is located at 1000 Sycamore Street[1] in the central business district.

The Hamilton County Justice Center was built in 1985 at an expense of $54 million. The complex consists of two brutalist-style twin towers, each of which rise ten floors.[2] The jail twin towers are connected to each other by a windowless skywalk. Direct access to the jail from the Hamilton County Courthouse (across the street) is afforded by another skywalk passing over Sycamore Street.

The jail holds an average 1424 prisoners daily, and an estimated 55,000 annually, giving it the dubious distinction of being one of the 25 largest jails in the U.S.[3]

Several artifacts taken from the Cincinnati Work House and Hospital, a former 19th-century jail, are on display at the Hamilton County Justice Center.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Contacts". Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hamilton County Justice Center Building 2". Emporis. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Corrections Division". Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Cincinnati Workhouse". Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

Coordinates: 39°06′25″N 84°30′32″W / 39.106891°N 84.508784°W / 39.106891; -84.508784

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