DLR Group Tapped to Lead Planning for Cleveland Justice Center
The DLR Group was recently selected to lead the planning process for renovating or replacing the Cuyahoga County Justice Center located in downtown Cleveland.
The DLR Group was recently selected to lead the planning process for renovating or replacing the Cuyahoga County Justice Center located in downtown Cleveland.
Lane County is currently seeking $94 million in state funding for the construction of a new courthouse that would replace its current aging facility originally built 60 years ago.
The new Crook County Jail is close to opening its doors as architect DLR Group and general contractor Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company have completed the new correctional facility on schedule.
In an effort to address its ever-changing population needs as laws shift responsibilities from state corrections to county corrections for newly convicted, low-level offenders, Sonoma County, Calif., selected DLR Group to design its new Sonoma Behavioral Health Housing and Transitional Unit.
More and more, the planning and design of these new facilities focus on positive outcomes by providing in-custody youth with appropriate housing and program space within a normative environment.
Assembling the right team at the right time may sound like a plot point in an Avengers movie, but teamwork is exactly the way the recently completed Kern County Justice Facility came to fruition.
Discussions to replace the outdated Graham County jail started approximately 16 years ago, but being situated in a small, rural community meant it was difficult to get the finances to maintain and operate the facility, let alone build a new one.
Welcome to The New Face of Justice column, a place where we will explore the “who” behind the what and how we design, build and operate detention and corrections facilities across the U.S.
Justice design architects weigh in on the concept of P3, or a “public-private partnership,” which has been an emerging trend in corrections construction circles.
Los Angeles County’s Campus Kilpatrick opened its doors to juvenile inmates in July 2017, providing a school campus–like atmosphere intended to have a positive impact on juveniles and society at large.