When the new Pueblo County Jail opens in early 2026, it will meet nearly all of the county’s correctional needs under one secure and sustainable roof. The nearly 167,000-square-foot facility, estimated at $145.8 million, will solve ongoing crowding and maintenance issues that are pervasive in the existing 509-bed downtown jail, while setting inmates and staff members up for safety and success.
Six counties in Iowa — Fremont, Ringgold, Wayne, Allamakee, Black Hawk and Warren — have been recognized as having top-performing jails in the state after a rigorous annual assessment took place this year.
HySecurity’s SlideDriver is a durable, secure automated slide gate system for sensitive parameters, such as high-security entrances as well as gates up to 20,000 pounds.
Following a career at the intersection of health care, law and corrections, Patricia Blair has been appointed as chair of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care Board of Representatives.
Correctional News (CN) spoke with Jeff Goodale, AIA, NCARB, OAA, senior project director of civic justice at HOK and editorial board member for CN, about the role DEC contractors play in the corrections industry, the impacts of consolidation on the market and how to identify value in a DEC partner.
In January 2024, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 303, an initiative establishing a whole-of-government approach to improving reentry for formerly incarcerated individuals.
SPON’s prison IP intercom and PA systems utilize wide-system technology solutions to facilitate secure and efficient communication.
The National Commission of Correctional Healthcare has added another member to its multidisciplinary Board of Representatives, Paula Oldeg, MD, CCHP.
The Correctional Leaders Association (CLA) has established a new partnership that will deliver Correctional News content directly to CLA members…
In December 2018, the First Step Act was signed into law as a bipartisan effort to improve criminal justice outcomes, reduce recidivism and decrease the federal prison population.
