Webvigo county commissioner mark clinkenbeard talks about the cost of renovating versus demolishing the old jail during a tour of the vigo county security. Webnext year, vigo county council president todd thacker says he'd like to see the council pass an ordinance on tax abatements. He wants organizations that. Webthat historic jail built in 1908, now owned by private citizen richard lidster, was landlocked by the expansion of ohio street across the wabash river in the early. 17—vigo county residents grace clay and jordan trachtenberg this week told vigo county commissioners they are concerned of conditions in the new county jail. Webdiscussion for the facility started after a federal lawsuit claimed the jail was overcrowded. Vigo county sheriff john plasse said the new facility will bed 500 inmates. Webthe new vigo county jail was opened in 2022 with an inmate capacity of over 400 inmates. The jail generally houses inmates that are awaiting sentencing. Webnews 10 got inside access to the new jail site for the first time today. Webwe've all heard about the issues with the vigo county jail. Overcrowding, jail conditions, and a lawsuit. Now, the man that started that lawsuit is. Earlier this year, vigo county commissioners. Walking through the former jail, felt like it was an abandoned building during an apocalypse.
