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<br />Courts Programming & Design KIMME & Associates <br /> <br />I DODGE COUNTY, WI <br />NEW COURTS & JAIL FACILITY; EXISTING COURTHOUSE <br />& RENOVATION for SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT <br />Services: Needs Assessment/Site & Option AnalysislProgramminglDesignlSecurity <br />Specifications <br /> <br /> <br />Client Name: <br />Project Name: <br />Contact: <br />Phone Number: <br /> <br />Dodge County Board of Supervisors <br />Dodge County Courthouse & Jail <br />Honorable Dan Klossner, Circuit Judge <br />(920) 386-3541 <br /> <br />Status: Courthouse & Jail open since 2001; Sheriffs renovation just completed. <br /> <br />K&A team members who participated and in what capacity: <br />D. Kimme, Master PlanninglProgramming/Design <br />D. Bostwick, Master PlanninglProgramming/DesignlSecurity Specifications <br /> <br />Project Description: <br />· First phase joint Courts & Jail facility for a growing south central Wisconsin <br />community. <br />· Second phase includes Sheriffs renovation of adjacent, 1985 courthouse. The <br />courthouse was abandoned due to design deficiencies and expansion limitations. <br />· New 68,000 square foot courthouse and a new 138,000 square foot, direct <br />supervision jail facility. <br />· Three separate courthouse circulation sectors for public, staff, and inmate <br />movement. Jail inmates are easily moved from jail cell to courtroom without <br />entering public or courthouse staff corridors. <br />· Four jury courtrooms, one Commissioners court for intake appearances, Clerk of <br />Courts, jury assembly, law library, and probate functions. <br />· The courtrooms are prepared for remote conferencing and video appearances. <br />They also include full video presentation capabilities. <br />· A special route from the jail vehicle garage allows direct transfer of state prison <br />inmates to the courts for hearings regarding violations committed in prison. <br />· Shelled third floor designed to accommodate at least two new courtrooms, and <br />other justice-related functions such as the District Attorney. <br />· Sheriffs Department renovation will be in the vacated 34,000 Courthouse <br />(Legal Services Building) adjacent to the new courthouse. <br />· The jail has 222 jail and 112 work release beds for 334 total. <br />· The jail is designed to easily accommodate three additional 56 bed jail pods. <br />· Staff efficiency: visitors visit inmates at the pod via a second floor walkway; <br />each pod has indoor exercise; each pod has a counseling/programming room; <br />each pod is wired for video arraignment and video conferencing. <br />