Progress Continues on Skagit County Jail, a 2016 Project to Watch
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Work on the Skagit County Jail in Mount Vernon began in November 2015, much to the relief of jail staff.
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Chisago County May Soon Issue Request for Jail Construction Bids
CENTER CITY, Minn. — After weighing the construction of a new jail facility for more than a decade, Chisago County, Minn., correctional officials may be ready to put the project to bid this March.
Dorchester County Jail to Open Four Months Ahead of Schedule
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Time and money are two of the biggest obstacles to building new county jail facilities.
DeKalb County Anticipates Jail Expansion
SYCAMORE Ill. — A proposed $32 million expansion of the DeKalb County Jail in Sycamore reached a significant milestone in May when the county’s Jail Solution Committee announced it was preparing a list of funding recommendations.
Funding Disputes Keep Washington State Jail Empty
TUMWATER, Wash. — The $45 million Accountability and Restitution Center (ARC) in Tumwater has now sat empty for more than four years.
Wilkes County Dedicates New Jail
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — Wilkes County correctional officials celebrated the dedication of a new 58,000-square-foot jail on Oct. 22. The new $12.6 million facility will house up to 264 inmates when it begins operations later this month, allowing correctional officials to practice proper inmate segregation and classification for the first time in years.
Read moreEscambia County to Relocate Decimated Jail
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Escambia County officials have announced plans to replace the Central Booking and Detention Facility in West Pensacola, which was destroyed by a natural gas explosion in April. Though a federal investigation into the explosion that killed two, paralyzed one and injured 184 is not yet complete; commissioners have elected to begin construction on a new facility outside the area’s flood zone.
Read moreWake County Correctional Facilities Go Green
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Wake County Detention Center expansion project and new Justice Center in Raleigh have both achieved LEED Silver status. County commissioners were presented with the honors in early December after their energy conservation efforts earned enough points to qualify for the distinction.
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