The inmate housing section on the northeast side of the $12 million Mercer County jail currently under construction west of Celina. The facility is expected to be completed by the end of October.

The new $12 million jail won't be flashy but it will have state-of-the-art technology and a design geared to serve the county for many years to come, officials say. Walls of cement block - instead of more modern dry wall - give . . .