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LA County Officials Delay Jail Plan

July 1, 2015 2822 Views correctional security, Interstate Renewable Energy Council, New Marion County Jail, SB 1085, SouthBuild, Western U.S.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Jail Plan — a major effort to replace the Men’s Central Jail with the Consolidated Correctional Treatment Center and to renovate the Mira Loma Detention Facility — was delayed on June 9. While Los Angeles County officials unveiled the Men’s Central Jail plan at the June 9 meeting, they also voted to halt work on all pending jail projects for 45 days while reassessing the number of beds needed at the new facility.

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Los Angeles Predicts Big Spending, Including Prison Funding

May 6, 2015 2450 Views Corrections Corporation of America, DLR Architects, Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Lerdo Detention Faci, rehab funding, Thomas Maness, Western U.S.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County is hoping to spend at least a hefty $100 million alone on resolving the ongoing issues in the county involving health care and mainly prisons. In particular, with regards to the prison spending aspect, the county wishes to significantly decrease the ongoing issue of overcrowding within the local prisons, and improve its facilitation and care for mentally ill or unstable inmates.