Designing for Healing in Correctional Environments
Historically, correctional facilities were cold, institutional and not places that promoted healing.
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A Year of Progress: 2025 Correctional Trends In Review
The 2025 editorial year of Correctional News reflected an evolving field where infrastructure, staff wellness and operational reform intersect more closely than ever.
DuPage County’s JUST Program Uses Activities, Therapy and Design Choices to Reduce Recidivism
Explore how the JUST Program at DuPage County offers a groundbreaking path to rehabilitation through trauma-informed care, chess therapy and normative design—helping inmates rebuild their lives from the inside out.
How Human-Centric Normative Design Can Balance and Transform Carceral Spaces
There has long been a stigma associated with jails and prisons as being dungeon-like environments where people are stripped of not only their freedom but also their dignity.
Transforming Correctional Facilities with Biophilic Design
Correctional facilities, once designed purely for containment and security, have been undergoing a significant transformation. Historically, carceral environments were stark, institutional spaces that often intensified the trauma stress, and mental health challenges faced by inmates.
Elevating People, Health, and Wellness through Sustainability
Building sustainable practices into secure environments has been a long-time goal for state and federal governments.