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Allen County Sheriff Troy Hershberger made the report to the U.S. District Court earlier this week, a requirement of a federal lawsuit filed in 2020 by the ACLU on behalf of inmates.
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More than a year after a federal judge ordered Allen County to address overcrowding at the Allen County Jail, the inmate population there is on the decline.
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The potential design shows increased medical and mental health facilities built into a justice complex.
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Potential sites must be close to hospitals, and in proximity to judicial and governmental offices.
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Allen County Commissioner Richard Beck said on Tuesday the address given was only ever intended to serve as an option for the courts.
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The coalition has spoken out against building a new jail in the county, instead urging mental health treatment to solve an overcrowding issue.
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The plan is part of a federal lawsuit to combat jail overcrowding.
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The announcement comes at the deadline imposed by a federal court judge demanding something be done to ease jail population numbers.
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A local community coalition is urging county commissioners to focus more on prevention and community care, rather than incarceration.
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