Low Estimates for Utah State Prison Raises Questions in Press Conference
State officials are facing scrutiny over a proposed correctional facility — the new Utah State Prison — due to shifting cost estimates.
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CGL Assesses an Oregon County’s Criminal Justice System
In Benton County, Ore., an evaluation of the existing criminal justice infrastructure has begun.
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Project to Watch: Why the Utah State Prison Looks Like a College
Both inmates and staff benefit as “human scale” design permeates prison design.
Read moreCalifornia and Texas Invest in Cell Phone Blocking Technology
LOS ANGELES — California and Texas may be considered opposites on the political spectrum, but the two states do have the same philosophy when it comes to cell phones in state prisons.
California got the ball rolling when Global Tel Link agreed to pay millions to install technology in state prisons to block web searches, text messages and phone calls by inmates using smuggled phones.
ICER Combats ‘The Invisible Threat’
In an Unprecedented Move, ITS Providers to Offer Technology Free-of-Charge to Agencies