The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is expanding the strategic use of minimum-security camps, positioning them as transitional placements for eligible individuals preparing to return to the community.
The D.C. Department of General Services, acting on behalf of the D.C. Department of Corrections, has launched an industry outreach process for the proposed D.C. Correctional Treatment Facility Annex project, a major capital program intended to replace aging detention infrastructure with a new, treatment- and reentry-focused complex.
Washington has become the first state to make the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline available across all state prisons, allowing people in custody to dial 988 from phones and tablets at every facility, the Washington State Department of Corrections announced in a press release this month.
Teton County, Wyo., formally launched construction of its planned Teton County Justice Center earlier this month, with elected officials, county staff, project partners and community members gathering May 11 for a groundbreaking ceremony.
The Blair County Prison Board in Pennsylvania approved design plans for a proposed new county prison, advancing a project that remains tied to the county’s pending site purchase.
Leo Technologies has been awarded a five-year contract valued at more than $106 million by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to provide AI-enabled translation and transcription services supporting authorized inmate communications monitoring and investigative operations.
Ohio officials have launched construction of four new youth corrections facilities in Northeast Ohio intended to support safer operations and more individualized treatment in a smaller setting, part of the state’s efforts to move away from large, centralized campuses.
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado marked the opening of its new detention center May 7, hosting a ribbon-cutting at the new $150 million facility.
Construction on a major expansion at Montana State Prison is progressing, with one of three new housing buildings taking shape at the facility outside Deer Lodge.
In Eddy County, N.M., construction of a new detention center is underway after a groundbreaking ceremony April 21 that marked the start of a $170 million project intended to move the county jail out of downtown Carlsbad.
Recognizing longtime and emerging industry leaders.
Winners announced at annual Corrections Summit.
