Staying Ahead of COVID-19 in Corrections: Hernando County Detention Facility
We have had many health scares over the last few decades, especially in the area of detention.
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Florida
New Florida Vocational Center Provides Job Skills to Inmates
A new $1 million Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s Vocational Training Center in Tampa is aiming to give county jail inmates marketable job skills and create a “pathway to employment” after their release.
Read moreLand Cleared for New Florida Courthouse
Land is now being cleared for the new Santa Rosa County, Florida courthouse—a $47.5 million project that has been two decades in the making.
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Transformation on Tap for Florida Courthouse Plaza
Community meetings have begun in Jacksonville, Fla., for those interested in voicing their artistic visions for the Duval County Courthouse Plaza.
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Construction Stalled on Florida Courthouse Project
By CN Staff FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Construction has stalled on the nearly $200 million courthouse project in Broward County in Fort
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Ajax Building Corp Chosen to Build Tallahassee Safety Campus
The city of Tallahassee is moving forward with plans for its new public safety campus by recently selecting local company Ajax Building Corp as construction manager at risk for the project.
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William R. Powell
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners welcomed William R. Powell as their new Director of Corrections, with responsibilities that
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Broward County Courthouse Awarded LEED Gold
The Broward County Courthouse has earned high marks from the U.S. Green Building Council (USCBC) for its strong environmental performance and sustainable design, receiving LEED Gold certification.
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Florida Prison Partners with College on Construction Degree Program
One enterprising Florida prison is partnering with a Daytona State College on a program that aims to not only keep former inmates away from reoffending, but also with the added bonus of addressing the state’s rather grave deficit in the availability of construction workers.
Read moreU.K. Proposes Smoking Ban in Prisons
LONDON — Prisons in the U.K. are planning to ban cigarette smoking in facilities by 2015. BBC reported that an estimated 80 percent of inmates in the U.K. are believed to be smokers. In a strange swap, the Prison Service said that after the ban is in place, nicotine patches will be offered to inmates as a “substitute.”
“We are considering banning smoking across the prison estate and as part of this are looking at possible sites as early adopters,” said a Prison Service spokesman to BBC.
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