These former jails became luxury hotels and housing — could Syracuse’s Justice Center be next?

Syracuse, N.Y. – If Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon’s proposal to move inmates out of the Justice Center becomes reality, the county would face a big question:

What do you do with an empty downtown building designed to house 665 inmates?

Opened 31 years ago this month, the county-owned facility on South State Street in Syracuse has a singular purpose: To hold pre-trial inmates and those awaiting transfer to state or federal prisons…

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