The Complex is made up of two adjacent buildings, one used for county offices and courtroom operations and the other one housing the sheriff's office and county jail.
[1] The 340,000 ft2 Courts Complex contains offices and support spaces designed to house the operations of 27 separate departments and offices of Sangamon County government.
The Courts Complex centers on the work of local justice and the judiciary, and the complex contains court rooms, court support spaces, the sheriff's office and the county jail.
The Sangamon County jail has 314 beds for persons awaiting trial or sentenced to short terms of imprisonment for misdemeanors.
The architectural style is functionalist, with exterior postmodern detailing on the west entrance facade.