SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy on March 23 notified the California Board of State and Community Corrections to rescind the City and County of San Francisco’s earlier request for $80 million in SB 863 funding.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution on Aug. 11 to apply for state funding to support the construction of a new jail facility. The resolution will allow the county to seek SB 863 jail construction financing dollars to replace the outdated Main Jail South that was constructed in the 1950s.
Read MoreYELLVILLE, Ark. — Facing closure for being out of compliance with state regulations, the current Marion County 20-bed jail, located in Yellville, now faces potential replacement by a new, 62-bed jail costing an estimated $7.2 million.
Read MoreAUGUSTA, Maine — The amount of inmates in the Kennebec County Jail in Augusta has grown substantially in recent months. As a result, the jail has become more and more overcrowded, and officials have had to resort to setting up makeshift beds for inmates on the jail’s floor.
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TUMWATER, Wash. — The $45 million Accountability and Restitution Center (ARC) in Tumwater has now sat empty for more than four years.
DETROIT — Work on the stalled Wayne County Jail on Gratiot Street in downtown Detroit could soon restart, according to The Detroit News. The worksite has remained quiet since the summer of 2013 after the project ran more than $90 million over budget.
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NEW ORLEANS — On April 17 the City of New Orleans and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office signed a partial settlement concerning sweeping improvements to the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP).
AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill that would grant greater authority to the Maine State Board of Corrections has won initial approval in both the House and Senate. L.D. 1824 primarily directs the board to establish an essential programs and services funding formula for county jails, and to review county jail management models implemented in other states. The measure received a 130-16 vote of support in the House and a 31-4 vote of support in the Senate.
Read MoreATHENS, Ohio — A bill designed to improve the funding process for upgrades to Ohio’s regional jails has cleared both the House and Senate. Senate Bill (SB) 82, co-sponsored by State Senators Troy Balderson (R-Zanesville) and Lou Gentile (D-Steubenville), is now en route to Gov. John Kasich.
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