Boston’s City Hall Council Chamber Renovation Receives Honor
Boston’s City Hall Council Chamber was recently recognized with a 2019 William D. Smith Memorial Citation Award for Accessible Design from the Boston Society of Architects.
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ACA Offers New Informational Resources on COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the American Correctional Association (ACA) recently issued a statement on the current situation from its Executive Director James A. Gondles, Jr., CAE, and created a resource page on the ACA website.
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New Florida Vocational Center Provides Job Skills to Inmates
A new $1 million Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s Vocational Training Center in Tampa is aiming to give county jail inmates marketable job skills and create a “pathway to employment” after their release.
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Texas Courthouse Project Will Meet Growing County Needs
Three years ago in 2017, Comal County’s population was growing at the rate of 5.1 percent per year, making it one of the fastest-growing counties in the country.
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New Family Justice Center Opens in Seattle
Construction is complete on the new $242 million Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center (CFJC) in Seattle.
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Virginia County Finding Funding Scarce for New Jail
To alleviate inmate overcrowding, Pittsylvania County officials are working on a plan to redistribute the inmates between a regional jail and a new county jail, but the timeline is at least three to five years out.
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Transformation on Tap for Florida Courthouse Plaza
Community meetings have begun in Jacksonville, Fla., for those interested in voicing their artistic visions for the Duval County Courthouse Plaza.
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New Oregon Public Safety Center to Open in May
When the new Beaverton Public Safety Center opens this May, it will be the City’s first building designed specifically for police and emergency management.
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Option for New Minnesota Courthouse Considered
A new option was presented in January for the consideration of a new courthouse in Redwood County, Minn.
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Borrowing Funds for New Jail Could Bust Debt Limits for Portsmouth
Financial advisors recently told Portsmouth city council members that if the city decides to borrow the $41 million it could cost the city to build a new jail, it would breach the amount of debt the city can take on for projects.
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