To help address the flow of dangerous contraband into correctional facilities, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is rolling out a new technology to confidentially manage and verify privileged mail being sent to inmates.
In collaboration with Alabama-based correctional healthcare company, NaphCare Inc., the Middlesex County Office of Adult Corrections and Youth Services received the National Commission on Correctional Health Care’s (NCCHC) Pinnacle Award, the highest honor in correctional healthcare.
In March 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom established the California Model, a plan to transform the state’s criminal justice system by building safer communities through rehabilitation, education, and reentry. An October visit from Connecticut and Washington state correctional officials sets the stage for future collaboration and innovation, as correctional leaders aim to develop safer and more effective correctional environments across the country.
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Implementing sustainable design principles within correctional facilities serves to interconnect justice with individual and societal wellness that positively impacts the built environment.
Embarking on a construction project, many jurisdictions have their hands tied by legislation when it comes to how they can bid and award a construction project. Many times, regardless of a project’s size or complexity, schedule and budget considerations, the project delivery decision is already set in stone.
While this article is focused on New York City’s jails story, it is shared in the context of the journey that every owner must engage in as they plan and implement an alternative delivery project. Delivering any project requires an interplay between the owner’s needs and goals and willing participants in the market such that builders and designers assess that they can successfully deliver the project’s scope and quality within schedule and on budget…while managing risks.
Since 2018, Dewberry has worked with architecture firm Continuum Architects + Planners, construction company Gilbane, and client Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, to plan for and design a new secure residential care center for children and youth (SRCCCY).
One would be easily forgiven for thinking that life is not one grand result but actually the sum of its parts. To some extent, every part of life is a project seeking a manager whether its buying a new house; planning a well-deserved holiday; or building a new jail in one of the New York boroughs. Satisfaction is achieved if the required decisions along are vested in trust; trust of the evidence, the effort, and the people responsible for the outcome.
