Expansion Continues on Historic Virginia Courthouse
Dewberry Architects is working with Loudoun County on the expansion of the existing courthouse in Leesburg’s historic district.
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LEED
CDCR Health Services Building Earns LEED Gold
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has earned a Gold certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program for the new Central Health Services Building at California State Prison in Sacramento.
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New Las Vegas Courthouse Designed for LEED Silver
The Las Vegas City Council recently approved a development agreement with The Molasky Group of Companies to develop the City of Las Vegas Municipal Courthouse in the civic corridor of downtown.
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MCI Shirley Builds Sustainable Dining Complex to Meet LEED Silver
The Massachusetts Correctional Institute (MCI) in Shirley is currently in the planning stages for a new 1,400- to 1,500-person kitchen and dining complex that will replace the old one.
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New Brunswick Correctional Facility Installs Power Management System
A sustainably designed Canadian prison has added new green technology to its campus.
Read moreCell Phone Forensics: Recovery and Preservation
The need for cell phone detection and cell phone jamming is quite obvious, but significant challenges and barriers to the introduction of these technologies
within the industry still exist. While these issues are being sorted out, there is a critical element to dealing with confiscated cell phones that is within our control but sometimes overlooked or minimized.
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within the industry still exist. While these issues are being sorted out, there is a critical element to dealing with confiscated cell phones that is within our control but sometimes overlooked or minimized.
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Data Analytics
Correctional administrators juggle a daunting number of priorities every day. Organizations must keep staff, inmates and the public safe, effectively operate institutions, preempt disorder and criminal activity, be accountable to stakeholders, meet industry standards, manage staff, allocate resources, administer tight budgets, respond to emergencies, collaborate with law enforcement, and plan for the future.
To meet these challenges, agencies can no longer rely on bits and pieces of information, anecdotal impressions and human interpretation.
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Weapons Detection
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The introduction, manufacturing and use of weapons by inmates in correctional facilities poses one of the most serious and life-threatening problems facing our prison systems. The ability to detect weapons concealed on an inmate’s person is paramount to intercepting their use and preventing a violent and potentially deadly outcome.
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Cellular Contraband
Market Players
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Cell Phone Jamming
The illicit introduction of cell phones into correctional facilities began to emerge as a serious problem with dangerous public-safety ramifications just a few short years ago. Today, as predicted and feared by many, the proliferation of cell phones in prisons has reached epidemic proportions.
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