MONROE COUNTY, Ind. — The county council released plans and renderings on Friday for a massive new justice center that would replace the current, aging building that houses the jail, sheriff, courts and other related offices.

The Charlotte Zietlow Justice Center has had a number of issues in recent weeks, including shutting down for mold remediation. There is wide agreement that the current facility has outlived its shelf life.

The new justice center would be around 230,000 square feet and would house all the justice-centered county offices. It's slated to be built at State Road 46 and Hunter Valley Road.

That is more than double the size of the current building in downtown Bloomington.

"We are doing the very best that we can," Sheriff Ruben Marté said. "Unfortunately, right now it’s v

See Full Page