The pima county sheriffs department will utilize funding to implement the pima county adult detention complex (pcadc) front desk security upgrade

The Pima County Sheriff's Department was awarded a $458,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The purpose of the grant is to implement security upgrades at the Pima County Adult Detention Complex (PCADC) public entrance and lobby. Project activities include installing pre-screening processes and equipment, as well as physical barriers, to increase overall safety and security for the facility, its staff, inmates, and visitors. Expected outcomes include identifying and reducing contraband entering the complex and bolstering the facility against potential threats. The grant will be used over a four-year period from July 2024 to June 2028 to deliver these security enhancements at the PCADC, which is utilized by various law enforcement and legal agencies in addition to the sheriff's department.

The purpose is to provide a secure and manageable public entrance and lobby. Project activities include pre-screening processes and equipment in addition to physical barriers designed to increase safety and security for the entire facility. Expected outcomes include identifying and reducing contraband entering the facility and bolstering a potential soft target against threats to and from the public as well as the facility and those within. The pcadc is operated by the pima county sheriffs department, but is utilized by numerous law enforcement and legal agencies, in addition to the operations staff, inmates housed within, public visitors, and previously mentioned entities that are the intended beneficiaries of the project.