Top Correctional News Stories of 2010
Correctional drama in California, inmate population growth, and an expansion in Virginia are a few of the stories that captured the attention of our readers in 2010.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The month of June provided a shot in the arm for the overcrowded prison system as the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation made concrete progress in its efforts to implement new construction and renovation projects.
WASHINGTON – The corrections population in the United States increased by less than 1 percent during 2008, the smallest annual increase in almost a decade, according to the most recent federal statistics.
A $55.2 million regional jail expansion in Virginia responds to inmate population growth in Virginia.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A wrench was thrown into the $365 million expansion of Graterford State Prison as a judge ordered a halt to the bidding process after contractors filed a lawsuit stating it violates Pennsylvania law.
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. – In spite of opposition from two state legislators, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation commenced the bidding process for the proposed construction of a new condemned inmate complex at San Quentin State Prison.