See inside Johnston County's new $41.2 million detention center, new $17 million public safety center

By The Citizen on April 11, 2024

The new Johnston County Detention Center is a 118,000-square-foot facility at 2879 U.S. 70 Business East in Smithfield. It can hold close to 500 inmates in six separate wings. Johnston County recently opened a new detention center and public safety center to address overcrowding in the old jail and accommodate future growth in the county.
Source: WRAL News