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CDCR Health Services Building Earns LEED Gold

April 2, 2019April 1, 2019 Aziza Jackson 80 Views california-department-of-corrections-and-rehabilitation, cdcr, Central Health Services Building, Gold, LEED

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

October 23, 2018November 2, 2018 Aziza Jackson 374 Views Courthouse, Las Vegas, LEED, Molasky Group, Municipal

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

November 27, 2017January 8, 2019 Correctional News 931 Views dining complex, LEED, Massachussetts Correctional Institute, MCI Shirley, SMRT Architects

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

December 29, 2016January 3, 2017 Correctional News 1466 Views architects-four-ltd, jda-architects, LEED, legend-power-systems-inc, maricon-construction-management-ltd, mcw, southeast-regional-correctional-centre

A sustainably designed Canadian prison has added new green technology to its campus.

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Cell Phone Forensics: Recovery and Preservation

April 1, 2011 1572 Views custom tractor trailers, LEED, NH

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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Data Analytics

November 30, 2010December 7, 2010 1003 Views custom tractor trailers, LEED

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

July 3, 2010July 3, 2010 1022 Views custom tractor trailers, LEED

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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

March 25, 2010 808 Views custom tractor trailers, LEED, NH

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Cell Phone Jamming

February 26, 2010March 1, 2010 1108 Views custom tractor trailers, Juvenile, LEED, Reno

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.