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Delaware County Justice Center Muncie, Indiana Innovative, adaptive reuse project meets county’s judicial needs Challenge: Initially, RQAW | DCCM was asked to determine the best means to accommodate the County’s long-term justice system space needs, including the expansion of existing facilities, building new on a greenfield site, and the consideration of several existing facilities for adaptive reuse. Solution: RQAW | DCCM’s recommendation at the conclusion of the study was to purchase the vacant middle school and utilize it for the justice system’s needs. The County then hired RQAW | DCCM to not only design the proposed facility but to also develop and construct the facility utilizing the Indiana’s Build, Operate, Transfer (BOT) statute. The Delaware County Justice Center project is an adaptive reuse project that converts a decommissioned middle school into a complete justice facility. It houses all county justice departments under one roof, including the prosecutor, probation, five courts, clerk, family support and IV-D court, sheriff’s office, community corrections, a 500-bed jail, and all necessary support and ancillary spaces. Included in the design are fully functional large-scale laundry and kitchen facilities, as well as ample space to build on and expand as needed in the future. The justice center is comprised of over 247,000-sf on two levels and all the departments are interconnected for maximum operational efficiency. The $47M project was completed in 2020 without a single change order to the owner. Cost $47M Completed 2020 Size 247,000 SF

Dubois County Jail & Corrections Center RQAW | DCCM conducted a Justice Study to determine the immediate and future space needs of the Dubois County Security Center, Community Corrections, Courthouse, and Annex. To conduct this study, the Existing Facilities were documented. Questionnaires were also used to gather qualitative information about existing conditions, staffing, and programmatic uses. Staff interviews were completed, and additional programmatic needs were identified. An assessment of the existing conditions and spaces was performed and then used as the basis for developing the space requirements and features of the proposed facilities, including the housing pod and Community Corrections expansion. This information was then utilized to develop floor plans and diagrams that improves functionality of the departments involved, accommodates immediate space and staff needs, and enables Dubois County to satisfy the long-term evolving demands associated with these types of facilities. An option that resulted from this study is the basis for the proposed project. This includes the renovation and expansion of the existing detention facility to facilitate important programs, provide adequate administrative and support space, expand housing, and improve operational efficiency. Additionally, this option includes the expansion of the community corrections building to include additional classrooms, administrative space, and housing. Finally, this option recommends moving the courts to the justice campus site. With all these justice components on one site, designed for current and future needs, the County has an opportunity to provide the taxpayers with a well-coordinated, operationally efficient, and cost-effective solution.