Groundbreaking Women’s Reentry Facility Opens at Arizona Prison
Last week, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR), in partnership with Dress for Success Arizona, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the HOPE for Success Center at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville.




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.
