Whitley County Sheriff's Office

Scope: Whitley County will be constructing a new detention center since the previous facility was facing overcrowding. The facility will allow 226 beds with an additional 22 beds available for both inmate services and addiction treatment. The county has also designed the facility to allow for expansion in the future.

Pauly Jail Building Company was tasked with furnishing and installing modular steel cells, detention hardware, security hollow metal doors/ frames, security glazing, security windows, detention mesh, detention furnishings, and more.

Pauly Jail Building Company Contract Amount: $7,276,000.00

Start Date: March 2023

Estimated Completion Date: July 2024

General Contractor: Weigand Construction | 7808 Honeywell Drive | Fort Wayne, IN 46825 | (260) 490-7449 Phone

Architect: Elevatus Architecture | 111 East Wayne Street, Suite 555 | Fort Wayne, IN 46802 | (260) 424-9080 Phone

Sheriff: Sheriff Jason Spencer | 101 W. Market Street | Columbia City, IN 46725 | (260) 244-6410 Phone


Pauly Jail Building Company self-performs the installation of all detention equipment for every project and is signatory with the International Union of Ironworkers. 

Partners that are a part of this project include:

- Accurate Controls, Inc. for Modular Controls & Security Electronics

- Global Security Glazing for Security Glazing

- Hope’s Windows for Security Windows

- Kane Detention for Security Mesh

- Marathon Engineering Corporation for Padded Cells

- Modern Detention Equipment for Detention Furnishings, Equipment & Mezzanine

- NORIX for Detention Toilet Accessories

- Security Automation Systems for Security Electronics

- SteelCell World-Class Security Solutions for Modular Steel Cells

- Titan Steel Door for Security Hollow Metal & Security Ceilings