Project Type
Civic
 
Services
Architecture & Construction Administration
 
Client / Owner
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
 
Construction
$117.8 million
 
Completion
1994
 
 
 
The Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) (originally known as the Lynwood Correctional Facility) is a minimum and med-level security (Type I and II) criminal detention center providing booking services for Lynwood and the neighboring unincorporated communities of Florence, Firestone, Walnut Park, Willowbrook and East Compton.

The complex consists of three double-tier housing towers, a food service facility, inmate medical center, crafts and operations building, 525 vehicle parking garage and helipad and offices for the Los Angeles District Attorney, the Public Defender, probation, superior courts, marshal services and counseling and psychiatric services.
With the closing of the Biscaluz Recover Center in August 2002, CRDF has become the main facility providing educational, motivational and rehabilitative services to those inmates involved in “recovery" programs (substance abuse and domestic violence) who have expressed willingness and a desire to break free from a cycle of crime and imprisonment and too once again become a productive member of society. The “recovery” programs at CRDF are focused upon providing transitional services to inmates who qualify for veteran benefits from the Department of Veteran's Affair and other community-based organizations.
As Associate Architect, JGM provide architectural design and construction management services necessary to complete the 1,095 bed detention facility.

 
5933 West Century Blvd. Suite 1000, Los Angeles, California, 90045
Tel. 310-645-0561, Fax. 310-670-8721

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