On Tuesday (Sept. 23), legislators in South Dakota approved a bill to construct a new $650 million, 1,500-bed men’s prison in Sioux Falls — a major step in a multi-year endeavor to replace the 144-year-old South Dakota State Penitentiary.
Earlier this week, South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced that Arrington Watkins Architects, the state’s independent third-party consultant, ranked the Benson Road site as the best prison location among the multiple options under consideration.
South Dakota’s Prison Project Reset task force members voted on July 8 to support the development of a new men’s prison in Sioux Falls, S.D., at a maximum price of $650 million
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has announced its intent to award the construction contract for the state’s newest correctional facility to Lincoln, Neb.,-based Hausmann Construction. The new facility, designed by DLR Group, will replace the aging Nebraska State Penitentiary.
As South Dakota braces for a projected 34% increase in its male prison population by 2036, state officials are deliberating the next steps for a major corrections overhaul that could cost more than $2 billion over the next decade. On June 3, Arrington Watkins Architects (AW) presented their updated master plan to the South Dakota Prison Project Reset task force at the State Capitol, offering an assessment of existing conditions and options for expansion.
The Arkansas Board of Corrections has selected Nabholz and JE Dunn as the general contractor team for its new state prison project. Contract negotiations and preconstruction planning are now underway.
In the event that the Wyoming State Penitentiary becomes unsafe, state correctional officials have a Plan B.
President Donald Trump’s initial 2018 budget was released on March 16.
Recognizing longtime and emerging industry leaders.
Winners announced at annual Corrections Summit.
Louisiana-based precast concrete manufacturer Fibrebond Corp. hired Ed McGee as business development manager. McGee, who brings 23 years of correctional industry experience to his new position, will work out of the firm’s headquarters in Minden.