Correctional News

A video visitation program was launched in late February at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) in York.

The State of Hawaii recently made available a Request for Interest (RFI) for the planned development of a new Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC). The Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), which is assisting the Department of Public Safety, released the RFI to determine interest in a possible future procurement. 

With opioid overdoses continuing to claim tens of thousands of American lives each year, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the American Correctional Association (ACA) have just released a roadmap outlining strategies to expand access to medications for people in the justice system and returning to their communities who are struggling with opioid use disorder.