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New Muskegon County Jail nearly ready to open

Transition time for Muskegon County Jail with new facility nearly built

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Associated Press

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon County Jail officials plan to move inmates and all into a new facility soon.

Sheriff Dean Roesler tells The Muskegon Chronicle that he hopes to start moving inmates to the new jail in mid- to late-August. He says officials are planning the details of the transition from a 370-bed facility next door to a modern jail with 544 beds in downtown Muskegon.

Roesler says that once the work is completed he wants 2 to 3 weeks for staff to train in the jail before making the move.

He says inmates then will be moved over in small groups for security reasons over a week or week and a half.