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The Goldberg Group is Selected to Design New Mississippi Jail

October 3, 2012 2323 Views BioBus, Central U.S., Commercial, Oregon, Wyoming

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. — Another try has been given to build a new Adult Detention Center for Jackson County. On Oct. 1, supervisors approved a contract The Goldberg Group of St. Joseph, Mo., to design the new Jackson County Adult Detention Center.

In August, the supervisors ended their deal with Pryor & Morrow Architects and Engineers, which had held the jail contract for years and been paid $1.2 million for their design work on the brick-and-mortar jail that was scrapped, according to The Mississippi Press.

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Voters Approve New Jail in Cloud County, Kan.

April 4, 2012 2036 Views DesignGroup, Hartford Public Schools, Orlando, SchenkelShultz, Weeki Wachee High School, Wyoming

CONCORDIA, Kan. — On April 3, Voters in Cloud County approved a proposal to build an 80-bed jail and detention center. Supporters of the plan said before the election that the jail, which will cost an estimated $5.7 million, could raise revenue for the county by housing prisoners from other counties.

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S.C. County Awards Project Contracts

April 5, 2011 2276 Views People in the News, University, Wyoming

WALHALLA, S.C. — The of Oconee County Council awarded a design contract and construction management-at-risk contract for a new $17 million Detention Center in Walhalla.

Columbia, S.C.-based Carter Goble Lee was retained to manage the project as an agent of the county. HOK and Wakefield Beasley & Associates of Norcross, Ga.

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Nev. Detention Center Completed

February 24, 2011February 24, 2011 2049 Views Correctional Medical Care Inc., Furnishings/Fixtures, Louisiana, Wyoming

HENDERSEN, Nev. — The Design-build team of The Durrant Group, Inc. and Sletten Construction announced today the completion of the City of Henderson Detention Center Expansion. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on February 9th, 2011.

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ICE Considering New Jersey for Detention Center

December 13, 2010 2126 Views Eastern U.S., Rehabilitation Center, Wyoming

WASHINGTON — One of three sites being considered by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency for a massive federal detention center for illegal immigrants is in Essex County, N.J.

ICE wants to locate a 2,250-bed center within two hours of New York and Philadelphia to consolidate the expense of holding and transporting illegal immigrants in the northeast.

Essex County has proposed using parts of the county’s correctional facility in Newark, as well as Delaney Hall, an adjacent residential center that prepares c