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HURRICANE — Purgatory Correctional Facility will be getting a new addition as construction begins on a low-security, work-crew building replacing dilapidated modular structures that are 16 years out of date.
The single-story, $2 million detention facility will house approximately 128 work-release inmates and enhance the Sheriff’s Office ability to provide inmates with jobs that help them transition back into society.
Construction of the 14,000-square-foot building began this week on a site located behind the jail. It is expected to be completed by September.
For years, it was more cost-effective for the county to maintain the existing work-release buildings, but as repair and maintenance costs continued to rise it made more fiscal sense to build a new facility, Washington County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Jake Schultz said.
The Washington County Commission approved the project in September.
“Those buildings were initially intended as a temporary solution but that was 16 years ago,” Washington County Sheriff’s Lt. Dave Crouse said.
Purgatory’s inmate worker program is one of the best in the state, Schultz said.
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