Pennsylvania’s SCI Phoenix Will Finally Open This Summer
SCI Phoenix was originally due to open Nov. 20, 2015; however, conflicts with the contractor led to a six-month hiatus on the project, lasting until May 2017.
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Backstory: New High-Tech Phoenix Facility Underway in Pennsylvania…Still
SCI-Phoenix will feature a digital surveillance system, air conditioning, and state-of-the-art kitchen and laundry facilities among other upgrades…someday.
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Update: SCI Phoenix Completion Moved Again — Now Summer 2018?
The State Correctional Institution Phoenix (SCI Phoenix), supposed to open in 2015 but was pushed to September 2017. Now it’s been pushed to Summer 2018.
Read moreNJ Juvenile Detention Facility Wins National Recognition
NEWARK, N.J. — The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) has named the Essex County Juvenile Detention Facility its Facility of the Year for 2013. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced the prestigious award, which recognizes excellence in health services delivery, correctional health care professionalism, commitment to continuity of health services and continual quality improvement.
Read more“Facility of the Year” Awarded in Vermont
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Each year, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) recognizes a standout facility and presents them with the Facility of Year award. For 2012, the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (CRCF) was presented with the prestigious honor.
CRCF in South Burlington, Vt., was selected for its variety of inmate programs and features that make it unique in the correctional market. CRCF was selected from nearly 500 prisons, jails and juvenile facilities accredited by NCCHC.
Read moreACA Honors Massachusetts Jail
PITTSFIELD, Ma. — The American Correctional Association (ACA) has awarded its highest score to the Berkshire County Jail and House of Corrections. The facility was awarded a score of 100 percent by the ACA report, according to Sheriff Thomas Bowler.