LEED Platinum Archives - Correctional News

Precast Complete on New Reno County Facility

November 19, 2014 2725 Views Bondfield Construction Company Ltd., Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, Central U.S., David Short, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Dump Trike, Electricity, generic medicine, LEED Platinum, Louisiana, Wharton School

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — On August 25, Oldcastle Modular set the last precast concrete cell module for the new $29 million Reno County Correctional Facility expansion, completing the precast portion of the facility and marking a significant milestone for the project.

Canadian Officials Address Inmate Population Growth

May 17, 2012May 30, 2012 2529 Views CO, federal oversight, inmate classification, James T. Powers, LEED Platinum, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

VICTORIA, B.C. — Inmate populations are increasing in Canada — hitting an all-time average high of 1,429 for the 2008-2009 year, an increase of 69 percent over the average remand count five years ago.

Local and National Firms Partner on New $300M Regional Jail

April 16, 2012April 16, 2012 3305 Views capital punishment, correctional security, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Hill International, LEED Platinum, Private Prison, Rikers Island

DETROIT — When Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon was appointed in 2009, he and his executive team analyzed operations and determined the sheriff’s office could reap significant financial savings by consolidating its three existing jails.

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Oldcastle Precast Awarded SCI Graterford Contract

December 30, 2010January 4, 2011 2367 Views Eastern U.S., LEED Platinum, Wisconsin

GRATERFORD, Pa. — Oldcastle Precast Modular has been awarded the precast cell contract for the new State Correctional Institution Graterford East and West project. The new $365 million prison is one of the largest correctional projects in progress in the United States.

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Partnership Awarded Chatham County Jail Project

December 30, 2010January 11, 2011 2049 Views AZ, Eastern U.S., LEED Platinum

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Oldcastle Precast Modular and a Hunt/Mills joint venture will be providing the precast concrete prison cells and building components for the new $71million, 330,000 square-foot expansion of the Chatham County Detention Center in Georgia.

Chatham County commissioners awarded the contract for the expansion of the detention center to general contractor Hunt/Mills, a joint venture of Hunt Construction Group and WG Mills.