Design – Construction – Operations
The Missouri Department of Corrections no longer operates the oldest prison west of the Mississippi River. The DOC recently transferred nearly 1,400 inmates from the historic Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) to the new Jefferson City Correctional Center (JCCC). Some could spend the rest of their lives here.
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In 1997, Wisconsin’s probation and parole violators wound up in county jails rather than state prison, where they belonged. That
Read moreThe 32-bed female housing unit has a direct-supervision layout. If this supervision setup appeals to the sheriff, the men’s indirect-supervision
Read moreThe exterior façade borrows colors and other cues from its historic courthouse neighbor while maintaining a style all its own.
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Founded in 1914 as a construction camp for railroad work in the Alaskan territory, the city of Anchorage has developed into the 49th state’s most populous city. The 2000 census lists the city’s population as 260,283, while Alaska’s entire population is listed as 626,932. Almost 42 percent of the state’s residents live within the 1,697 square miles that make up Anchorage.
Read moreAn aerial view shows the relationship of the four buildings to one another, connected via covered walkways. The two housing
Read moreWhen it’s lit up at night, the Dan M. Russell Jr. United States Federal Courthouse in Gulfport, Miss., looks like a welcoming beacon, brighter even than the casinos that dot the landscape further down the coastline. That description was offered by architect Robert Kliment, the project’s lead designer and a partner at R.M. Kliment & Frances Halsband Architects.
Read moreThe order of the task areas matches that of the intake process. Catwalks crisscross the intake center, leaving the entire
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Architects broke down the juvenile detention center’s massing so it would resemble a school or a rehabilitation center.
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Three Prisons Deliver for North Carolina
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An innovative delivery method and financing methodology allowed three identical 1,000-cell close-security prisons to be built for the North Carolina Department of Correction in 27 months with a very low change order rate. The unique financing combined with the project’s size serves to make these three North Carolina prisons a model not only for the state but also for other correction departments across America.