Tarrant County Selects Juvenile Center Design Team

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court recently named Omaha, Neb.-based HDR — together with locally based LBL Architects — to plan and design a major expansion and alterations to the county’s Scott D. Moore Juvenile Center in Fort Worth. Plans call for the center to be completed in 2019.

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Committee Urges Washington County Board to Build Jail

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Neb. — The Washington County Board of Supervisors on June 28 accepted a formal recommendation to construct a new 60-bed justice center. The new facility would seek to bring the county into compliance with state jail standards, and could cost more than $15 million.

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Jefferson Davis Parish to Triple Jail Capacity with New Facility

JENNINGS, La. — Jefferson Davis Parish, La., correctional officials will host an official groundbreaking ceremony for the parish’s soon-to-be-constructed jail on June 30. When complete, the new facility in Jennings will span 31,000 square feet and accommodate approximately 200 inmates, more than tripling the county’s current correctional capacity. Construction on the project is expected to last 18 months.

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