Oakland, CA. Constructed, 1934-36. Pure New Deal. The jail was in the penthouse.
It was Earl Warren, later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, at that time District Attorney of Alameda Co., who pushed for this new building.
Replacing the 1875 courthouse at a different location. For which see here:
cschs.org/02_history/images_b/alameda.html
This view from the southeast.
Untouched from the iPhone.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_C._Davidson_Courthouse
