San Mateo County Facility to Receive Security Upgrades
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Following a 4-1 vote by the San Mateo County Board of Directors, Maguire Correctional Facility will undergo more than $5 million in safety renovations and improvements.
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Funding Disputes Keep Washington State Jail Empty
TUMWATER, Wash. — The $45 million Accountability and Restitution Center (ARC) in Tumwater has now sat empty for more than four years.
Precast Complete on New Reno County Facility
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.
Wilkes County Dedicates New Jail
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — Wilkes County correctional officials celebrated the dedication of a new 58,000-square-foot jail on Oct. 22. The new $12.6 million facility will house up to 264 inmates when it begins operations later this month, allowing correctional officials to practice proper inmate segregation and classification for the first time in years.
Read moreDetroit Commissioners Vote Against Jail Relocation
DETROIT — Wayne County Commissioners have scrapped plans to relocate the county’s jail to the vacant Mound Road Correctional Facility by a vote of 12-3. The Oct. 16 decision will narrow the board’s focus to either completing the half-finished downtown jail or renovating other existing correctional facilities.
Construction on Wayne County Jail Could Restart
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.
Read moreCrowded Michigan Jail to Receive Third Expansion
LIVINGSTON, Mich. — The Livingston County Board of Commissioners has approved construction contracts, as well as the issuing of up to $15 million in tax-exempt general obligation bonds, clearing the way for expansion at the county’s severely overcrowded jail. The expansion project will add a number of new beds to the chronically overwhelmed facility, increasing its bed capacity from 254 to 411.
Read moreEscambia County to Relocate Decimated Jail
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Escambia County officials have announced plans to replace the Central Booking and Detention Facility in West Pensacola, which was destroyed by a natural gas explosion in April. Though a federal investigation into the explosion that killed two, paralyzed one and injured 184 is not yet complete; commissioners have elected to begin construction on a new facility outside the area’s flood zone.
Read moreElko County Names Jail Construction Manager
ELKO, Nev. — Following an April vote to allocate $3.6 million to construction of a new jail wing, Elko County commissioners have selected Ormaza Construction to complete a much-needed building expansion. The firm was selected from a pool of four qualified bidders to construct the more than $4.1 million project.
Read moreDeSoto Supervisors Green Light Jail Addition
HERNANDO, Miss. — DeSoto County supervisors recently approved the second phase of construction on the DeSoto County jail, which will include space for 268 new inmates. When completed, the addition will greatly increase the county’s inmate housing capacity, bringing the jail up to 572 beds.
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