Courts begin work out of Lawton Public Safety Building while jail opening is delayed Courts begin work out of Lawtonsâ Public Safety Facility while Jailsâ opening is delayed By Nazarene Harris | May 3, 2021 at 8:14 AM CDT - Updated May 3 at 9:03 AM LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Today is the start of a new chapter for some City of Lawton employees as they start work in the newly finished Public Safety Facility. Lawton City Manager, Michael Cleghorn, said the departments that will operate out of the building include the Lawton Police Department, Fire Station 1, City Jail and Municipal Courts. He said most department employees have already moved in but some will do so this week and that everyone, except for jail employees, are expected to be fully relocated by May 14th when the city will host a grand opening of the facility for residents. That grand opening will take place from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Cleghorn said masks must be worn to attend.