Construction on the new Allen County Jail that was slated to start this spring has been delayed until an Indiana Tax Court appeal is resolved, the Allen County commissioners said.
A local group opposed to the proposed new jail has filed a request with the courts seeking to upend a financing plan Allen County commissioners have approved, claiming it is
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Allen County councilors approved new funding Wednesday that will go towards building a new jail. The county's current jail has been under scrutiny of late, especially from a federal judge who has said that if something is not done about conditions at the jail soon then the federal government may have to step in.