Indian Creek Nature Center Archives

Clinton County Voters OK New Jail & Law Center

May 10, 2016 2387 Views Alexander Building Construction Co., Central U.S., Effingham Cares, Georgia Hospital Association, Hospital Nonprofit, Indian Creek Nature Center

CLINTON, Iowa — Nearly 74 percent of Clinton County voters passed a $22 million bond referendum on May 3 that will fund the new Clinton County jail, sheriff’s administrative offices and a 911 emergency communications center.

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NIC Announces Green Corrections Challenge

October 21, 2014 2271 Views BCC Research, Eastern U.S., energy-efficient technologies, Indian Creek Nature Center, LEDs

WASHINGTON — The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) announced the launch of the Green Corrections Challenge. The national competition asks participants to create environmentally friendly solutions to criminal justice problems in corrections, while also promoting innovation and encouraging the use of green practices and programming throughout the nation’s prisons, jails and community corrections facilities.
The challenge requires that entrants create a presentation (of 7 minutes or less), which addresses green corrections in one of the four following categories:

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McLean County Jail Moves Toward New Mental Health Unit

December 11, 2013 2442 Views Eastern U.S., Indian Creek Nature Center, Jochen Mannhart, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Norix Group Inc., Solum Lang Architects, SUNY

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — McLean County officials are considering three new housing options for mentally ill jail inmates. Following a report by the Justice Department’s National Institute of Corrections (NIC), a county committee is currently reviewing recommendations to expand its jail facilities and provide housing options that are in line with federal standards and regulations.