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 Happy New Year!
Getting back to the grind after the holiday season is a slow process for some, especially if there is a persistent problem with no solution in sight. Take, for example, one of the stickier issues in the corrections industry: over-crowding and its sidekick, recidivism.
In Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties in Maine, officials were brought together with some help from Pulitzer/Bogard & Associates – which they had both independently hired – and convinced that combining efforts for a regional jail was a definite win-win situation.
However, it wasn’t an easy solution. In addition to the rigors of the design and construciton procees, the project required political alliances and the creation of a new operations plan the pooled the resources of both counties. Read all about it in our Facility of the Month.
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Have a look at the January/February 2007 issue of Correctional News:
Q & A Jan/Feb 2007 – A Conversation with MTI’s Skipper
As co-founder and president of Montgomery Technology Inc., Tim Skipper has more than 20 years of experience designing and manufacturing systems for correctional facilities. During that time he has watched new technology infiltrate the market as high-tech concepts such as wireless-control devices continue to make their way into prisons and jails
TRENDSPOTTING – Life in Six Degrees
During the holiday season most Americans tend to stop, if only during halftime of a contest waged on an acre of very expensive real estate, to acknowledge that we are truly connected to each other through a tradition of hope.
Report: FBOP Needs to Improve Monitoring of Convicted Terrorists
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is not doing enough to monitor the written and verbal communications of high-risk inmates, according to the U.S. Department of Justice inspector general
People in the News – Jan/Feb 2007
Read about the “movers and shakers” in your industry.
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
Mattress Cover
Derby Industries introduces a mattress cover that combats MRSA, a type of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. The Silver3 cover is effective in killing 99.9 percent of bacteria.
To see more products, visit our Products Buyer’s Guide.
Looking for suppliers for your facility? Visit the Suppliers Buyer’s Guide.
GREEN SCENE
- Fuel Cell, Solar Panels Save Energy at Santa Rita
DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION
- Alabama Plans for Regional Jail
- $223 Million Expansion at Coyote Ridge Under Way
INDUSTRY NEWS
- Court: Lethal Injection Method is Constitutional
- Bill Allows for Reduced Parole Following Drug Treatment
MAINTENANCE NEWS
- Panel Created to Review Denver Planning Process
- To Smoke or Not to Smoke?
NEWSFLASH
- Securitas Razor Wins Product of the Year Award
- Report: Drug Use Increased Prior to Incarceration
UPCOMING EVENTS
2007
Jan. 20-24: American Correctional Association, Winter Conference; Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Fla. Visit www.aca.org.
March 4-7: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 34th National Conference on Juvenile Justice; Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego; Contact (775) 784-6012.
March 28-31: National Institute of Justice, Crime Mapping Research Conference; Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh. Visit www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/maps/pittsburgh2007/index.html.
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