On Monday, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) released a plan describing actions being implemented across the state’s prison facilities to reduce violence and increase safety and security for both inmates and staff.
Attorneys for inmates in Arizona have filed an emergency motion in federal court asking a judge to order the Department of Corrections to immediately work with an independent medical expert to develop and implement a plan to prevent and manage the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) recently awarded a contract to deliver inmate correctional healthcare services to Centurion of Arizona, LLC.
A controversy has been sparked in Perryville Prison, Arizona’s sole complex specifically for female inmates, where some inmates allege they are not being given enough toilet paper and feminine products.
Correctional News spoke with three SEC industry leaders to catch up on the evolution of the SEC industry.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — At the time of the contract award, the new State Correctional Institution at Benner Township in Bellefonte, Pa., was the largest correctional facility the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had built in the past 10 years. The 629,573-square-foot, 2,000-bed facility will create nearly 600 jobs in the process.
Sierra Detention Systems named Keith Thoene chief operations officer. The move comes in response to the company’s growth in projects across the U.S. and its desire to bolster the operations team. Thoene began work at Sierra in 2001. As chief operating officer, he will be leading and supporting Sierra’s operations with Bobby Butler and Mike Rypkema.
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