Funding Disputes Keep Washington State Jail Empty
TUMWATER, Wash. — The $45 million Accountability and Restitution Center (ARC) in Tumwater has now sat empty for more than four years.
2014
CCA Loses Ohio Prison Contract
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) decided on Dec. 29 not to renew its contract with the 2,016-bed Northeast Ohio Correction Center, a privately-owned prison in Youngstown for low-level offenders.
Nebraska Prisons Report Calls for Multiple Reforms
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s seven-member Department of Correctional Services Special Investigation Committee released a 62-page report on Dec. 15 calling for sweeping reforms and the firing of several correctional officials.
Putnam County Jail Construction to Begin in 2015
PALATKA, Fla. — Construction on the Putnam County Jail in Palatka is finally scheduled to begin in early January 2015, about five years after RQAW was hired to conduct a physical assessment of the jail to see what kind of upgrades needed to be made.
Thomson Prison Reopening Closer to Becoming a Reality
THOMSON, Ill. — Washington lawmakers further secured the reopening of Thomson Correction Center (TCC) in Thomson, Ill. by dedicating $106 million to Bureau of Prisons construction. The bill must now be voted on in both chambers and signed into law by President Obama.
Baton Rouge to Vote on Mental Health Center
BATON ROUGE, La. — Ever since the Earl K. Long (EKL) Medical Center closed in Baton Rouge in April 2013, a growing portion of inmates with mental illness or substance abuse problems have been taken to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Overflow at the prison and local emergency rooms, however, has convinced officials to start drafting plans to build a mental health restoration center.
Kenneth Royster
Kenneth Royster, a long time Division of Prisons veteran, has been named acting warden at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. Royster will replace Bianca Harris, who will become regional manager of alcohol and chemical dependency programs for the state’s Department of Public Safety. Prior to his most recent appointment, Royster served for seven years in the U.S. Army and began his justice career as a correctional officer in 1988.
Hand and Skin Sanitizer
For more than 60 years Edmar Chemical Company has been serving the correctional and institutional hygiene markets with infection control products and a complete line of EPA registered textile sanitizers, alcohol-free hand sanitizer, disinfectants, mildewcide, antimicrobial cleaners and odor control products. The company’s Pro-Tex Foaming Hand & Skin Sanitizer, based on the active ingredient benzalkonium chloride, is a unique, patented formulation for use as a topical skin sanitizer.
Meal Delivery Cart
The Correctional Tall Meal Delivery Cart by Kirby contains three compartments holding 14-by-11-inch base trays and is used to transport meal tray from the kitchen to inmates. The cart holds 60 each 1411CW or 1411CP Cambro Base Trays with 853 Insert Trays or 60 each 10146DCW or 10146DCP Separator Compartment Trays. Added security and durability features include handle security screws, lock blocks on door hinge pins and heavy-duty phenolic casters for smooth transporting from building to building.