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Budget Cuts Impact Virginia Correctional Facilities

October 21, 2014 2811 Views Eastern U.S., Federal Energy Management Program, myRisk Hereditary Cancer test, prison demolition, Robert Eckard, Sillings Architects + Planners

POWHATAN, Va. — Several Virginia correctional facilities will soon be shuttered in an attempt by the state to address a roughly $2.4 billion revenue shortfall. Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the closures — and subsequent layoffs — in a press conference in Richmond on Oct. 15. All facilities named in the budget cuts will be closed before the end of the year.

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Opponents Rally Against California Jail Expansion

May 21, 2014 2727 Views 2014 Policy Impact Award, AAPOR, Allen J. Beck, American Association for Public Opinion Research, BJS, Edu-Safe Associates, Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, inmate rights, Louisiana, myRisk Hereditary Cancer test, prison demolition, prison statistics, Western U.S., Window Systems

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Following the May 13 release of Governor Jerry Brown’s revised state budget, advocacy groups are speaking out against Brown’s plan to funnel $500 million into jail expansion. Groups like Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) are protesting the potential multi-billion dollar cuts to recidivism-reducing programs, and investment in new correctional construction.

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Pennsylvania Correctional Budget Tops $2 Billion

April 16, 2014 2746 Views Byce and Associates, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Eastern U.S., federal prison funding, Kalamazoo County Jail, Lydig Construction, Miller Davis, prison demolition, RQAW Corporation, Sillings Architects + Planners

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has requested more than $2 billion in funding for FY 2014-2015, up $77 million from Governor Tom Corbett’s last budget. The vast majority of the funds requested would be dedicated to salaries and benefit increases for the system’s more than 15,000 employees.

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Ohio Increases Prison Spending, Decreases Recidivism

March 19, 2014 2861 Views Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Eastern U.S., federal prison funding, Leapfrog Group, Lewis County Judicial Annex, myRisk Hereditary Cancer test, prison demolition, pu’uhonua, Silicon Valley, Sillings Architects + Planners, Thomas M. Potts

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Increased staff and rehabilitative programs could soon be added to Ohio correctional facilities thanks to Gov. John Kasich’s mid-biennium budget. The $53.5 million infusion to the state’s strained correctional system would be used to hire nearly 90 new employees, mostly correctional officers, and establish new beds in halfway houses and community-based correctional centers.

Nebraska Mulls New Prison Construction & Alternatives

March 11, 2014 2561 Views Agriculture & Business Multipurpose Classroom Building, Central U.S., Edward P. Evans Hall, HGA, hospital operations, Overland Partners, prison demolition, School of Management, The Linbeck Group, Window Systems

LINCOLN, Neb. — Consultants hired by the state of Nebraska to tackle the growing correctional overcrowding problem have delivered a new master plan that relies heavily on construction and expansion.

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Colorado DOC Requests Funds for New Inmate Tracking System

January 29, 2014 2540 Views Dorsey Run Correctional Facility, Gary Hornbeck, myRisk Hereditary Cancer test, prison building, prison demolition, State of the Union, The Cut, Western U.S.

DENVER — Nearly $20 million is needed the complete a long overdue replacement of Colorado’s prison tracking system, according to Colorado correctional officials. The state’s current system, which has been in use for more than two decades, lacks the capability to maintain electronic inmate medical records.

According to Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections Rick Raemisch, the proposed upgrade would substantially improve the department’s ability to track inmates and maintain up-to-date records.