Men's Central Jail

Men's Central Jail is a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department County Jail for men in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Built in 1963,it is one of the oldest County Prisons in California. The Men's Central Jail is located at 441 Bauchet St.,Los Angeles 90012. The Men's Central Jail houses a variety of criminals that commit class A and B Misdemeanors and Felonies which includes crimes such as Aggravated Assult on an Officer,Vandalism,Burglary,Illegal Possesion of a Firearm,and many more tyles of crimes. The Men's Centeral Jail considering velocity and interior space is considered the largest jail in the world.

Construction

The construction of the Men's Centeral Jail started in 1960 and was finished in 1963. The original building was designed to house 3,323 innmates and contain 585,150 square feet. In 1976, an addition was added to the structure at the cost of 35,000,000 which added 350,000 square feet to the facility and raising the innmate capacity to 5,276. The Men's Central Jail added a medical center capabale of handaling 781 injured,sick,or mentally ill innmates.

Central Jail Expansion

In 1997,the Central Jail Expansion was put into effect. The Central Jail Expansion was an effect that was to build more prisons in Los Angeles County so that the current county jails,including Men's Central Jail,in the Los Angeles area wouldn't over flow with inmates. In 1997,four more County Jails were built in the Los Angeles area. That year,about 2,000 inmates that were in Men's Central Jail were sent to Twin Towers Correctional Facility in the northern area of Los Angeles County.

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