Platte County commissioners are weighing a proposal that would triple the size of the Platte County Detention Center. The detention center’s last major expansion, in 1998, added 150 beds.

Platte County commissioners are weighing a proposal that would triple the size of the Platte County Detention Center. The detention center’s last major expansion, in 1998, added 150 beds.

Platte County commissioners are weighing a proposal that would triple the size of the Platte County Detention Center. The detention center’s last major expansion, in 1998, added 150 beds.

Platte County Sheriff Mark Owen stands in a jail unit at the detention center. Owen, who is not running for reelection, supports a ballot measure to expand the facility in Platte City.

Inmates were first transferred March 10 to the Clay County Detention Center, after Owen, Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd and County Commission Joe Vanover, among others, discussed the issue.

The Platte County Jail is located in the basement of the administration building in Platte City and was built 25 years ago. Advertisement "The jail is outdated in several ways," Owen said.

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