Jackson County Anticipates Spring Opening for New Detention Center
Construction has begun on a new and improved Jackson County Detention Center to replace the county’s current downtown facility.
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Missouri
Missouri Community Starts Build on New Justice Center
St. Louis-based general contracting firm Integrate Construction Partners has started construction on a new $11.5 million government center for the City of Eureka.
Read MoreNew Police Station Opens in Missouri
A ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony will be held on July 17 for the new Jackson Police Station in Jackson.
Read MorePandemic Delays Debut of New Missouri Courthouse
Due to the coronavirus pandemic Cape Girardeau County’s new courthouse did not open on it scheduled date of April 1.
Read MoreJE Dunn Selected for Greene County Jail Expansion
JE Dunn Construction is partnering with DeWitt & Associates, Inc. to manage the construction of the Greene County Jail expansion project.
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Can Shipping Containers Hold Inmates?
Shipping containers and semi-trailers have also caught on in the industry of incarceration: In at least five countries, shipping containers have held inmates.
Read MoreDouble Dose
Justice facility construction projects are complicated on many different levels. They are usually political minefields that must be navigated carefully to avoid public dissatisfaction, there are many stakeholders involved, and oftentimes a crisis is on hand or looming on the horizon.
The plan to build a new jail in Franklin County, Pa., was not exempt from any of the common hurdles, but a carefully planned strategy avoided any major problems while maintaining a high level of public support.
Read MoreSecurity with Comfort
It was built to confine the most troubled adolescents in the Pennsylvania criminal justice system, but designed to let the inmates perceive themselves as students.