In their written report to Warren County Circuit Court Judge Isadore Patrick Thursday, January grand jurors followed the previous three panels in pressing county officials to build a new jail.

&#8220The grand jury highly agrees that the jail be replaced as son as possible,” jurors wrote. &#8220Half of the jail is 100 years old and the other half is 36 years old. It is filled to capacity &#8220and some prisoners have to be housed in other locations.”

A portion of the jail dates to 1907, but most-used are cell blocks in a 1977 annex built for $2 million and remodeled and expanded several times since. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace, who met with jurors Thursday, has said the jail is secure but newer designs are safer and allow for increased efficiency for personnel.

Unlike the previous three panels, the grand jury did not give a timetable for the board of supervisors to replace the jail. The October term gave officials two years.

Supervisors have under way a comprehensive study of county-owned buildings and their use by Central Mississippi Planning and Development District. The study also projects future needs.

Patrick told jurors they could not demand action by the board of supervisors. However, the judge said, the board &#8220usually” follows jurors’ recommendations.

Other recommendations were: