A new report commissioned by Louisville Metro Council says the city’s downtown jail is aging, inadequate and cannot be modernized. The best option, it argues, is to build a new one.

City officials, including Metro Council members and Mayor Craig Greenberg received the final report late last week. It was prepared by CGL Companies, a consulting firm that, among other things, helps local governments design and construct new jails. Metro Council commissioned the report in 2023, following a spate of more than a dozen in-custody deaths at the jail.

The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections continues to struggle with staffing shortages and overcrowding at the facility on West Liberty Street. CGL concluded that the design of the jail itself contributes to these issues.

“The current LMDC fa

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