General Contractor Chosen for Ross County Jail Renovations
The Ross County Commissioners awarded the Ross County Jail renovation project to Palmetto Construction.
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Texas Counties See Building Boom for Correctional Facilities
In Texas, new detention centers are sprouting like oil wells.
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Construction to Begin on New Comal County Jail This Month
The new Comal County Jail, which has been in the programming and design phase since August of 2016, is now on the verge of being built.
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Ross County Jail: Meeting the Changing Needs of a Community
Like a lot of counties in rural Appalachia, Ross County, Ohio has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, which is affecting life in jails.
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HDR to Design Youth Justice Center in Victoria, Australia
HDR is slated to work with expert stakeholders through the Youth Justice Redevelopment Project team of Victoria, Australia, to develop the design and master plan for a new Youth Justice Center.
Read moreCalifornia Gov. Brown Seeks to Cut Billions in Prison Construction
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California may slash $4.1 billion in construction plans, bring back inmates housed in other states and close one of its costliest facilities.
The plan would reduce general fund spending on prisons to 7.5 percent from 11 percent, under a proposal unveiled by Governor Jerry Brown and the Corrections and Rehabilitation Department. The $4.1 billion is part of a $7.7 billion bond plan approved in 2007 to build more prisons as a way to ease crowding.
Read morePlan Proposed to Improve California’s Prison System, Save Billions of Dollars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a statement following the release by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) of “The Future of California Corrections: A Blueprint to Save Billions of Dollars, End Federal Court Oversight, and Improve the Prison System.”
Growing Discomfort with Death Penalty
WASHINGTON — High-standing officials, including U.S. Supreme Court justices, have come forward to demand the review and reform of executions throughout the United States.
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