SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
Mississippi Department of Corrections
Leakesville, Mississippi
The firm provided planning, security consultation and full A/E services for this major prison complex. A Master Plan was developed in the early planning stages to indicate the location of all future prison construction.
Phase I featured a 16-building, 650-bed medium security facility consisting of two medium security housing units (accommodating 52 inmates each), four minimum security housing units (accommodating 180 inmates each), plus full support facilities. Construction costs for the complex totalled $12.8 million.
In addition to Phase I, planning was performed to accommodate 500-bed maximum security and 125- bed minimum security housing facilities in a future phase.
This
project was contracted with and produced by the
predecessor entity of Dean/Dale and Dean Architects, P.A. For information
regarding involvement by current DD/A staff on this project, refer to
the Resumes section.