Design Approved for New 454-Bed Pennsylvania Prison
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.
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Kansas City Establishes New Department of Community Safety, Encompassing Corrections, Rehabilitation, Reentry and Violence Prevention
Kansas City, Missouri, has launched a new Department of Community Safety, a reorganization intended to bring together violence prevention, corrections, rehabilitation and reentry functions under a single umbrella as the city advances plans for a new detention facility.
States Alter System to Comply With Youthful Inmate Standard
Massachusetts and Illinois are altering their juvenile justice and adult corrections departments in order to comply with the Youthful Inmate Standard of the Prison Rape Elimination Act.