L.A. County Okays $2.2 Billion Correctional Treatment Facility
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $2.2 billion plan to replace the outdated Men’s Central Jail downtown with a spacious new facility.
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Florida Prison Partners with College on Construction Degree Program
One enterprising Florida prison is partnering with a Daytona State College on a program that aims to not only keep former inmates away from reoffending, but also with the added bonus of addressing the state’s rather grave deficit in the availability of construction workers.
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Oklahoma Correctional Center Debuts Dog Training Facility
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) recently conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Serelda Cody Dog Training Facility
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How Video Visitation Is Changing the Rehabilitative Process
Correctional News spoke with David Warren, president of Decatur, Ala.-based iWebVisit.com, about the company’s video visitation systems and what corrections staff should consider when implementing new technologies at their facilities.
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What Keeps Me Up at Night: Modular Design & Construction
In the simplest of scenarios, think of modular design and construction as planning, designing and building with Legos.
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Riverside County Ponders Staged Opening for New Detention Facility
A long-anticipated and urgently needed new correction facility is slated to open sometime later this year in Indio, Calif.
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Repurposed & Renewed: When Renovation for Public Safety Centers Makes Sense
Many jurisdictions are looking to stretch their capital improvement dollars by renovating existing structures to replace their current public safety facilities in lieu of building new.
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VADOC Holds Lowest Recidivism Rates Due to Restrictive Housing Practices
For a second year in a row, the VADOC boasts the lowest recidivism rates in the country since the state department has taken a stance in limiting cases of long-term restrictive housing to be rare and exceptional, for the shortest possible length of time.
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Students Design, Build Children’s Garden at Iowa Correctional Institution for Women
Under the direction of landscape architecture assistant professor Julie Stevens, the students are creating a garden oasis at ICIW — but it won’t just grow flowers and veggies — it will help grow bonds between children and their incarcerated mothers.
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Inmate Advocate Files Suit Decrying ‘Draconian’ Isolation in Georgia
Prison reform expert Chris Haney denounced what he called extreme conditions of isolation incarceration throughout the state of Georgia.
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