The Brief
- Extreme temperatures are heating up the nearly 100-year-old Milwaukee County Courthouse and Safety Building.
- Court officials are pushing for a new building due to heat and maintenance issues.
- Temperatures inside the building clocked in the high 80s and low 90s during a recent tour.
MILWAUKEE – Extreme temperatures are heating up the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Now – court officials are sounding the alarm on the outdated Safety Building.
Too hot, or too cold
What we know:
On Friday, July 17, FOX6 toured the nearly 100-year-old Safety Building with Chief Judge Carl Ashley and Judge Laura Crivello.
This included hallways, a holding room, a jury deliberation room, and Judge Crivello’s courtroom. Throughout the tour, temperatures clocked in the high 80s and low 90s. The lowest temperature noted was 84 degrees inside Crivello’s courtroom.
“As a society, as a community, we can do better,” Judge Ashley said.…