ACA Winter Conference Wraps in New Orleans
The American Correctional Association (ACA) recently wrapped up its 2019 Winter Conference at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
Read More
Louisiana
Detention Center Includes Energy-Saving Elements
The Lafourche Parish Detention Center is set to open December 1, despite construction delays, putting forward an upgraded and expanded facility designed toward providing better accommodation and programming to inmates.
Read More
Louisiana Legislature Passes Bill Expanding Inmate Labor Laws
The Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 84 on May 16, which would allow state inmates to work on construction projects, paying inmates between a 4-cent to 70-cent hourly wage or earned credit toward the opportunity of an earlier release.
Read MoreSaginaw Sheriff Proposes Moving Jail to Shuttered Auto Factory
SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. — Two months after Saginaw County commissioners heard a proposal to replace the county’s aging jail with a new facility on county-owned property, Sheriff William Federspiel is advocating for moving the jail to a now-shuttered automotive plant.
Read MoreWarren County Renews Efforts to Fund Jail, Courthouse Construction
WARREN COUNTY, Iowa — Undeterred by the failure of a first jail and courthouse construction referendum in May 2016, Warren County officials have assembled several firms in anticipation of a second referendum in the near future.
Read MoreTarrant 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.
Read MoreCommittee 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.
Read MoreJefferson 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.
Read MoreConstruction Begins on Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex
THIBODAUX, La. — Lafourche Parish, La., officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the soon-to-be-constructed $30 million, 134,000-square-foot Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex on June 18. The facility is slated to open in late 2017 or early 2018.
Read MoreCoffee County Jail is Once Again State Certified
MANCHESTER, Tenn. — After losing its state certification due to overcrowding and understaffing in 2012, the Coffee County Jail in Manchester was recently re-certified by the Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI), which establishes minimum standards for adult local jails, lock-ups, workhouses and detention facilities in the state. The new $20 million jail officially opened in May 2015 when it received its first inmates, and offers more than double the capacity of its predecessor.
Read More