The 2405 Midpoint facility was originally constructed in 1983 to comply with a Federal Court order to provide for humane conditions of confinement for inmates housed in the facility. The previous county jail had been housed in the Sheriff’s Administrative building located at 200 W. Oak St. The original Midpoint facility had 152 beds. In 1983, the average daily population for the jail was 105 inmates.
One additional housing area was added to the facility in 1992. This added 57 additional beds, bringing the capacity to 209 inmates. At that time, the average daily population had risen to 185.
Between 1998 and 2001, four additional housing areas were added to the facility. Because of funding, one of the smaller housing areas was not finished for occupancy at the time. The current additions give the facility 517 beds. As of the first quarter of 2003, the average daily population has reached 483 inmates and it peaked at 566 inmates. In 2003 almost 12,000 inmates were booked through the facility.