Tindall Building Systems Hires New VP, GM in Mississippi
Brant Smith has been named Vice President and General Manager of Tindall Building Systems – Mississippi.
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Mississippi Inmates Turn Pallets into Bookcases for Local School
Through a project called “Operation Varnish,” Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) is building bookcases for every classroom in the Wilkinson County School District (WCSD).
Mississippi Courthouse Gets Green Light on Big Revamp
A plan proposed by the General Services Administration (GSA) to renovate the Thomas G. Abernethy Courthouse in Aberdeen was recently approved by Congress.
Officials Discuss Efforts to Renovate Mississippi Jail
Following a number of failed attempts to renovate the Lee County Jail in Mississippi, county leaders are again exploring options to overhaul the jail.
Hancock County Officials Allocate $700,000 for Courthouse Security Upgrades
WLOX reports that Hancock County has allocated over $700,000 for security upgrades at the courthouse.
New River Valley Regional Jail Installs the Largest Solar Thermal System in Virginia
DUBLIN, Va. — The largest solar thermal system in the Commonwealth of Virginia has been installed at the New River Valley Regional Jail (NRVRJ), which serves the counties of Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, and the City of Radford.
Facility of the Month: Virginia’s Silver
The new Amherst County Adult Detention Center is the Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority’s first LEED Silver certified facility
With Virginia’s inmate population expected to grow over the next decade and with its current jails overcrowded, construction of the new Amherst County Adult Detention Center (ACADC) made perfect “cents.”
Prison Could See New Life as Civil Commitment Facility
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Read More Virginia to Close Oldest Prison
STATE FARM, Va. — The Virginia Department of Corrections announced this week that it will close the James River Correctional Center in Goochland County on April 1.
The closure of the state’s oldest prison, which opened in 1896, comes as the department grapples with $10.9 million in funding cuts for fiscal 2012.
James River’s 450 inmates will be moved to other prisons that have space, as well as to county jails.
Read More Virginia Prison Sits Empty
INDEPENDENCE, Va. — Virginia’s newest prison, a 1,024-bed facility in Grayson County located just east of Independence, sits empty, four months after completion.
The $105 million prison is empty due to a statewide decline in the inmate population and a reduction in state funding to lock up offenders. The declining numbers are a first in recent memory for Virginia, which has seen its inmate population double since 1995, when the General Assembly voted to abolish parole in favor of building additional prison facilities.
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