Harris County Joint County/City Processing Center

Location:

Houston, Texas

Client:

Harris County Texas

Architect:

PGAL

Additional collaborations with PGAL:

Contract Value:

$125,000,000

Size:

250,000 Square Feet

Year Completed:

2018

Certification:

LEED Certified (targeted)

Sector:

Correctional & Judicial

Office

Expertise:

Sustainability

Virtual Design & Construction

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Clark constructed a three-story facility that combines both county and city inmate processing to streamline government operations and the criminal justice process.

The 250,000 square-foot facility contains detainee processing areas, temporary holding cells, medical health services, arraignment courtrooms, a 585-bed short-term inmate housing area and operation areas for both the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Houston Police Department.

The structure is concrete, complete with a brick façade and ribbon windows. The interior walls contain security glazing at all detention areas to meet jail security standards. A secure-zone tunnel system, constructed under an active roadway, connects the Joint Processing Center to old and new jail facilities. Additionally, a new paved road on the north side of the facility provides access to the north entrance.

The Harris County Joint Processing Center is designed to achieve LEED® certification.

Awards:

2019 ENR Texas & Lousiana Award of Merit, Government/Public Building