Virginia Center for Behavioral Health Breaks Ground on Facility Expansion
The Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation (VCBR) has broken new ground on an expansion project for their Burkesville facility.
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Kitsap County Reveals Preliminary Plans for New Courthouse
Thomas Architecture Studios has been tapped as the firm leading the design of a new courthouse in Kitsap County.
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Groundbreaking for New Hidalgo County Courthouse Set for Fall
Construction of Hidalgo County’s new courthouse and jail expansion is expected to begin in September, with an official groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for early October.
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Connecticut DOC Set to Take Over Inmate Healthcare from UConn
Thus, early in July, the commissioner of Connecticut’s prison system, Scott Semple, declared that his department will be taking over the health care of inmates throughout the state. The commissioner has promised both sweeping reform as well as drastically improved results.
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Illinois Correctional Center Inmates Training Dogs to Help Veterans
An enterprising prison in Illinois is bringing man and his best friend together in an enterprising new way, thanks to a program wherein inmates have turned to woodworking in order to make temporary quarters for canines to be sent to no-kill shelters in the community
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Indianapolis Breaks Ground on Robust New Criminal Justice Center
Indianapolis city officials, including Mayor Joe Hogsett, held a ceremonial groundbreaking on July 12 for the proposed criminal justice center in the Twin Aire neighborhood, the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) and other media outlets recently reported.
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Connecticut Corrections ‘Coaching’ Program Earns Governor’s Approval
Female inmates at York Correctional Institution in Niantic are being given the rare opportunity to coach new arrivals to the facility on how to avoid the mistakes they made in their own pasts.
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New Miami County Detention Center Debuts in Downtown Paola
Construction on the Miami County Detention Center in Paola was completed in November 2017.
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Is ‘Doing Time’ Money for Private Prisons?
As those in the corrections industry know all too well, the debate regarding private prisons versus public facilities has long been divisive.
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Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility Unveils New Bridge High School
On June 19, a crowd of public officials, teachers, staff, volunteers and community members met at the Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility for the dedication of New Bridge High School, a $9.8 million facility spreading across 13,740 square feet.
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