Ogle County finalizes steps for new jail
((ERIC))
FIRE FORCES A
FAMILY OF FIVE,
INCLUDING FOUR
CHILDREN, OUT OF
THEIR ROCKFORD
HOME.
THIS HAPPENED JUST
BEFORE TEN LAST
NIGHT ON 4TH AVENUE
QUICKLY PUT IT OUT
AND ESTIMATE ABOUT
6-THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
THE RED CROSS IS
HELPING THE FAMILY
WITH TEMPORARY
SHELTER.
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OGLE COUNTY
BREAKS GROUND ON
NEW MULTI-MILLION
DOLLAR JAIL IN
DOWNTOWN OREGON.
THE PROJECT IS THE
LATEST STEP IN THE
UPGRADE TO COUNTY
FACILITIES.
BRITTANY TOOLIS
JOINS US LIVE IN THE
STUDIO...
AND BRITTANY
COUNTY LEADERS SAY
THIS NEW JAIL HAS
BEEN YEARS IN THE
NEW ONE FROM THE
GROUND UP..
AND THE YEARS OF
PLANNING IS FINALL
YCOMING TO
FRUITION..
Brian VanVickle/Ogle Co
Sheriff
"today's actually is the
culmination of several
years of work to get this
project underway"
FOR THE LAST FOUR
YEARS.. OGLE
COUNTY BOARD
MEMBERS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.. HAVE
BEEN DRAWING OUT
PLANS TO BUILD A
NEW JAIL.. AND
safer fashion. Not only
from the detention side
but also from the
employees who can do
their jobs in a much more
efficient manner and do it
in a much safer manner"
Brian VanVickle/Ogle Co
Sheriff
"the facility that we've got
right now is basically
used its useful life and it's
costing us more
to maintain it"
THE NEW JAIL.. GOING
UP BEHIND THE
COURT HOUSE.. WILL
BE STOCKED WITH
CUTTING EDGE
SAFETY
TECHNOLOGY.. AND
NEW FACILITIES FOR
INMATE ACTIVITIES..
EVEN THOUGH THE
BUILDING WILL BE A
JAIL.. IT WON'T LOOK
LIKE IT FROM THE
OUTSIDE
Kim Gouker/Ogle Co.
Board Chairman
"we didn't want it to look
like a jail in the middle of
a community"
Kim Gouker/Ogle Co.
Board Chairman
"we told people that
when this building is
finished it won't even -
when you drive by if
you're new in town
you wouldn't even know
it's a jail"
BUILDING NEXT DOOR
TO THE COURTHOUSE
ALSO MAKES
BRINGING INMATES TO
COURT DATES.. MUCH
EASIER
Brian VanVickle/Ogle Co
Sheriff
"currently we do that
through vans and we
transport them around
the block. It requires
more man power
it requires more time and
so with this project we'll
be able to walk them
through a secure corridor
to court
every day"
THE JAIL IS THE FINAL
STEP.. IN A TWO
DECADE COUNTY
OVERHAUL PLAN.
Kim Gouker/Ogle Co.
Board Chairman
"when this project is over
Ogle County will have
has rebuilt and
rejuvenated all of their
facilities for the
next fifty to a hundred
TO MOVE IN BY
MARCH 20-21.
ERIC.
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THE U-S COAST
GUARD ACADEMY
HONORS A ROCKFORD
TRAILBLAZER.
THE ACADEMY NAMED
AN ATHLETIC FIELD
HOUSE AFTER
DOCTOR HALLIE
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