Crawford County opens new justice center

Top Left: An aerial photograph shows most of the 16-acre property and all of the 62,000-square-foot facility. The county will have about six acres for future projects.

Middle: Crawford County Sheriff Ron Brown accepts a key to the center from County Judge John Hall on Nov. 4. The project was completed 60 days early and $3.1 million under budget.

Bottom: Officials cut the ribbon on the center, which will house 307 beds, a 911 dispatch center and offices for the sheriff’s department. The previous 88-bed jail was overcrowded. Voters passed a 3/4 percent sales tax for construction and maintenance in May 2014.