Montgomery County Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility

In October 2006, construction began on a new facility. The $50 million, 169,768 square foot expansion, combined with the existing facility, gives us a total capacity for 1290 inmates. The new facility consists of four floors, three of which houses inmates. The first floor provides intake and release, central control, records, and staff gym. This floor also houses the administrative offices and a large conference room. The second floor consists of the medical unit, a multi purpose room and the female housing unit. The medical unit is a state-of-the-art medical and dental operation which allows for the treatment of inmates illnesses and injuries. It contains a waiting area, 27 single cells, padded cells, observation cells, a pharmacy, medical offices, exam rooms and storage. The third and fourth floors house minimum and medium security male detainees. Housing units contain four-person cells, a recreation area, a visitation area and a multi-purpose room to provide for inmate programs and services in each unit. Each unit contains mezzanine housing levels arranged to afford maximum visibility from an enclosed control booth. Each control booth is staffed by a correctional officer who supervises 3 inmate housing areas, each containing 12 four-person cells, 48 beds to a block and 144 inmates to a unit.