Chillicothe Correctional Center

JE Dunn and DLR Group completed the Chillicothe Correctional Center for Women as a design-build effort. The 50-acre, 452,371-square-foot facility consists of five butterfly-shaped housing units, with future plans to add an additional housing unit.

The campus-style medium and maximum security development, which spans approximately 60 acres, features six single-story and eight two-story structures, and has capacity to hold 1,636 inmates. All public areas are capable of being monitored 24/7.

The complex includes a beauty shop, religious center, library, bakery, cosmetology lab, gymnasium and greenhouse. It is energy efficient and served by a central plant, which houses the HVAC equipment, including high-efficiency boilers and upgraded HVAC controls. An above-grade central utility loop allows problems to be identified quickly and repairs to be made easily. The design utilizes building structures to support the loop, which saved on insulation and support systems.

The use of precast concrete, bearing-wall construction allowed the facility to be designed and built at an accelerated schedule.