The pilot program, available to officers in the Downtown District, is part of Mayor Joe Hogsett's larger criminal justice reform effort.

The city is pitching the jail as a catalyst for economic growth on the southeast side.

The proposed facility, referred to as a community justice campus, would host a mental health center that complements the mayor's plan for criminal justice reform.

After months of review, the mayor and his team recommend building the facility where the old Citizens Energy coke plant was located, southeast of downtown Indy.

The report addresses two major topics: the prevalence of untreated mental illness and drug addiction in Marion County jails, and the construction of a new county jail.