Author: Correctional News

Jeff Goodale, senior project director of civic justice at HOK, has been in the business for 40 years, with 35 of those years focused on justice-related design and construction. Photo Credit: HOK
Featured Articles

The Contraction of Detention Equipment Contracting: How a shrinking marketplace for key subcontractors impacts the corrections industry

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. 

Read More
In January 2024, North Carolina became one of the first states to join the nationwide Reentry 2030 initiative, aimed at enhancing reentry infrastructure by 2030, through the state issuance of Executive Order 303. This month, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office released a scorecard highlighting the achievements made in 2024 based on the plan's strategies and goals. Photo Credit: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
Articles

North Carolina Department of Corrections Releases Executive Order 303 Progress

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.

Read More
People

Joshua Sung

Joshua Sung, PA-C, CCHP-MH, has been named the new board liaison for the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) on the National Commission on Correctional Health Care’s multidisciplinary Board of Representatives, replacing Peter Ober, who had represented AAPA since 1998.

Read More
The size of the windows and amount of natural light in the sleeping and dorm areas are unique design elements for a detention center. Photo Credit: Casey Adams – Nelson Worldwide
ArticlesFacility of the Month

Keeping the ‘Community’ in the Women’s Community Correctional Center

Including the word “rehabilitation” in its name was important to the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR), communicating how the state views its relationship toward inmates in custody.

Read More
The Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail renovation will address inmate and community concerns about physical and mental health through trauma-informed design and enhanced outdoor recreational areas. Photo Credit: Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail
Articles

Albemarle County Approves Renovation for 1970s-Era Jail

The Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail (ACRJ) board of directors recently approved a $49 million renovation for ACRJ, a correctional facility that hasn’t seen many upgrades since its initial construction in 1975.  

Read More