Renovation and Addition Proposed For Dubuque County Jail

Sheriff Joe Kennedy on Monday proposed an overhaul of the Dubuque County Jail to solve safety and efficiency problems with the current facility that he said will only get worse. Proposed options include a $25 million renovation and addition. County supervisors approved a needs assessment and architectural study of a possible jail project in September. The county is calling on three consultants to come up with a plan. The consultants have presented several options, but built up to a $25 million revamp, including adding a fifth floor onto the building’s newer section. It would also pull all inmate housing and operations out of the 1974 building and into the newer section.