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The site of the former county jail is just piles of rocks. Demolition of the detention center on Fourth Street took several weeks to complete. MONIQUE BRAND | DISPATCH RECORD -
This 2021 file photo shows what the old jail on East Fourth Street looked like before it was demolished. FILE PHOTO -
The Lampasas County Law Enforcement Center on Barnes Street houses inmates and provides offices for the sheriff’s department staff. FILE PHOTO
Within 10 months, the former county jail on East Fourth Street went from being a downtown landmark to a non-existent structure.
The jail was built in 1972 to replace an outdated structure at the same site that dated to 1883 and had been condemned by the state health department.
Cost of the initial construction was $111,000, according to previous Dispatch Record reports.
What follows is a look…