AJA Opens Calls for 2020 Presentations
AJA’s Annual Conference & Jail Expo is the only national event that focuses exclusively on local jails and detention facilities.
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Canada’s Omnibus Crime Bill Impacts Criminal Justice System
OTTAWA, Ontario — Anticrime legislation in Canada could result in a surge of inmates entering its prison facilities.
The new Safe Streets and Communities Act combines nine crime bills that died during the previous parliamentary session into one omnibus piece of legislation. Now that the
Read MoreOntario Issues RFPs for LEED Silver Courthouse
TORONTO — Ontario officials recently issued a request for proposals from three short-listed design-build consortia to finance, design, build and maintain a new consolidated courthouse in Thunder Bay.
The proposed multi-story courthouse, which will be constructed on a downtown brownfield site and designed to achieve at least LEED Silver certification, will incorporate 15 courtrooms, four conference and settlement rooms and video conferencing and arraignment capabilities.
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Closer to Home
Canada’s federal prison system embraces the highest design principles found in corrections facilities. "We’re interested in design, but not at any cost," says Michel Blais, project leader for Correctional Service Canada. "What we’re seeing is that we can add a great design for the same price as a bad design."
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