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What: The Harris County/City of Houston Joint Processing Center is a 246,000-square-foot facility that consolidates all Houston Police Department and Harris County Jail inmate processing functions into a single, modern facility.

The opening of the Joint Processing Center eliminates the redundant practice of HPD arrestees having to first be booked into a city jail and then transferred to the Harris County Jail for re-booking.

Inmate processing activities that now take place at four different facilities - two city jails and two county buildings – will all take place at the JPC. The facility has 552 short-term inmate beds.

When the new JPC begins processing inmates on Saturday, Feb. 2, arresting officers will be able to more quickly hand off arrestees to jail staff and return to active duty.

The JPC will house a number of offices, all working together to expedite the administration of justice in an efficient way that lowers the cost to taxpayers.

Also housed within the new 3-story building are diversion, re-entry and outreach offices, and a medical intake clinic. Municipal court and county court proceeding will also be conducted inside the building.

Thursday’s ribbon cutting event will be followed by a tour of the facility.

Who: Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County Pct. 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, and HPD Assistant Chief Henry Gaw
When: Thursday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. (Members of the news media should arrive by 9:30 a.m.)
Where: Harris County/City of Houston Joint Processing Center, 700 N. San Jacinto

Note: This event marks the only opportunity the news media will have to film inside the JPC’s secure areas.