Allen County Jail

The owner and the Allen County Commissioners came to a purchase agreement on 140-acres in the 2900 block of Meyer Road in Fort Wayne

Those issues were the subject of a federal court order from earlier in the year.

After a federal court ordered Allen County to fix the living conditions and overcrowding problem at its current jail, the commissioners hired an architect to help them determine where the best location would be to build a new jail.

If purchased, the site would be at part of the former International Harvester complex.

The potential design shows increased medical and mental health facilities built into a justice complex.

Potential sites must be close to hospitals, and in proximity to judicial and governmental offices.