Douglas County Correctional Center
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| Coordinates | 41°15′12″N 95°56′18″W / 41.2534°N 95.9384°W |
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| Opened | July 1979 |
| Managed by | Douglas County Department of Corrections |
| Street address | 710 South 17th Street |
| City | Omaha |
| County | Douglas County |
| State/province | Nebraska |
| Postal code | 68102 |
| Country | USA |
Douglas County Correctional Center (DCCC) is a jail in Omaha, Nebraska. The jail is the largest in the Midwest and is operated by the Douglas County Department of Corrections.[1] The jail is used to house inmates in criminal or immigration related offenses. The jail is located at 710 S. 17th St, Omaha, NE.
Timeline
[edit]Douglas County Correctional Center was opened in July 1979. It was designed with 12 housing units that held a total of 200 single bed cells.[1]
By 1983, the majority of the single cells were double bunked to bring the capacity to 363 beds.[1]
In April 1989, the annex was added to the Correctional Center. Eight dormitory style housing units were added with 354 beds and 2 isolation cells. This brought the capacity to 719 beds.[1]
In June 2005, construction of the Correctional Center was completed, adding nine housing units with 62 beds each and a medical housing unit that can accommodate a combination of 61 male and female inmates. This brings total capacity to 1,453 beds.[1]