Is ‘Doing Time’ Money for Private Prisons?
As those in the corrections industry know all too well, the debate regarding private prisons versus public facilities has long been divisive.
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Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility Unveils New Bridge High School
On June 19, a crowd of public officials, teachers, staff, volunteers and community members met at the Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility for the dedication of New Bridge High School, a $9.8 million facility spreading across 13,740 square feet.
Harrisburg Breaks Ground on New District Courthouse
More than 120 attendees joined the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently in Harrisburg for a groundbreaking ceremony on a new courthouse for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Howard County Moves Forward on Spacious New Courthouse
Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman recently announced that Edgemoor-Star America Judicial Partners was chosen to head the new Circuit Courthouse project, on the site of the current Thomas Dorsey Building on Bendix Road, in Columbia., Md.
Illinois Senators, Congresswoman Back Thomson Prison Population Increase
Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tami Duckworth, and Rep. Cheri Bustos — all Democrats — released a joint statement earlier in June after the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) gave the go-ahead to increase the population at Thomson penitentiary.
Wexford County Modernizes Jail
Granger Construction Co. of Lansing, Mich., broke ground on Michigan’s new Wexford County Jail in August 2016, and the project was completed in November 2017.
More Interpreters Needed for Deaf California Inmates
California, the most populous state in the union, also has more deaf inmates than any other.
The New Model for Remanded Youth: Spaces for Hope, Healing & Transformation
More and more, the planning and design of these new facilities focus on positive outcomes by providing in-custody youth with appropriate housing and program space within a normative environment.
Facility of the Month: Talent in Teamwork
Assembling the right team at the right time may sound like a plot point in an Avengers movie, but teamwork is exactly the way the recently completed Kern County Justice Facility came to fruition.
L.A. County Okays $2.2 Billion Correctional Treatment Facility
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $2.2 billion plan to replace the outdated Men’s Central Jail downtown with a spacious new facility.