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bkoz
Apr 16, 2008, 12:31 AM
Official sources: http://www.dallassheriffsoffice.com/intro/main/detentions/inmate_housing/west_tower/westtower.html

Building Name: Lew Sterrett Justice Center - West Tower
Address: 111 Commerce St
City: Dallas
Postal Code: 75208
State/Province: TX
Country: United States
Building Website: http://www.dallassheriffsoffice.com/intro/main/detentions/inmate_housing/west_tower/westtower.html

Heights-- 10 floors

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- roof: 40 m

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- finished: 1995


Above ground floors: 10
Units: 132 tanks, 25 private cells - can house up to 1478 male inmates
Building Use: Dallas County Jail
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Official sources: http://www.dallassheriffsoffice.com/intro/main/detentions/inmate_housing/north_tower/northtower.html

Building Name: Lew Sterrett Justice Center - NorthTower
Address: 111 Commerce St
City: Dallas
Postal Code: 75208
State/Province: TX
Country: United States
Building Website: http://www.dallassheriffsoffice.com/intro/main/detentions/inmate_housing/north_tower/northtower.html

Heights-- 10 floors

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- roof: 40 m

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- finished: 1993


Above ground floors: 10
Units: 3,292 inmates. Men and women are housed within this facility on designated floors. The male/female inmate ratio is approximately 4.5:1 under the

current classification bunk allocation operating plan. The current authorized staff is 340 employees. This consists of one Captain, three lieutenants, ten

sergeants, ten deputies and 314 detention service officers. The North Tower is the only one of the maximum security facilities with outdoor recreation.
Building Use: Dallas County Jail
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Official sources: http://www.dallasda.com

Building Name: Lew Sterrett Justice Center - Frank Crowley Building
Address: 111 Commerce St
City: Dallas
Postal Code: 75208
State/Province: TX
Country: United States
Building Website: http://www.dallasda.com

Heights-- 10 floors

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- roof: 40 m

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- finished: 1983


Above ground floors: 10
Building Use: Dallas County Jail
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Official sources: http://www.dallassheriffsoffice.com/intro/main/detentions/inmate_housing/george_allen/georgeallen.html

Building Name: George Allen Jail
Address: 600 Commerce Street
City: Dallas
Postal Code: 78202
State/Province: TX
Country: United States
Building Website: http://www.dallassheriffsoffice.com/intro/main/detentions/inmate_housing/george_allen/georgeallen.html

Heights-- 12 floors

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- roof: 45 m

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- finished: 1966


Above ground floors: 12
Building Use: Dallas County Jail
Units: Currently 800 inmates live within the 54 tanks and 15 single cells. This facility houses males and females. The males make up approximately 60% and

the females make up the remaining 40%.
Building Use: Dallas County Jail
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Official sources: http://www.dallassheriffsoffice.com/intro/main/detentions/inmate_housing/decker/decker.html

Building Name: Bill Decker Detention Center
Address: 899 N. Stemmons
City: Dallas
Postal Code: 75202
State/Province: TX
Country: United States
Building Website: http://www.dallassheriffsoffice.com/intro/main/detentions/inmate_housing/decker/decker.html

Heights-- 10 floors

PLEASE PROVIDE SOURCES FOR HEIGHTS, OTHERWISE WE WILL ASSUME THEY ARE ESTIMATES.
- roof: 40 m

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- finished: 1962


Above ground floors: 10
Units: 132 tanks, 25 private cells - can house up to 1478 male inmates
Building Use: This was once a hotel owned by Doris Day. Dallas County purchased the hotel in 1985, and it is now a halfway house for sex offenders.

Austin55
Apr 16, 2008, 12:43 AM
Patriot Tower is officaily known as One Dallas Center,so no need to add it. Its called Patriot Tower on Emporis. You might want to remove it from the list to prevent confusion to any editors. also,the floor count is wrong,it should be 39 floors,not 30.

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1dallascenter-dallas-tx-usa

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=670


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Dallas_Center

Wikis first sentance,
One Dallas Center, also known as the Patriot Tower, is a skyscraper in Dallas, Texas. The building rises 448 feet (137 meters


Photo,By me,

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x111/austin5555/Dallas/dallas546.jpg

Artemco
Apr 16, 2008, 4:52 PM
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=74488
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=74487
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=74486
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=74485
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=74484
and Patriot tower = One Dallas center too