Progress Continues on $345 Million N.J. Courthouse
With a completion date slated for 2023, renderings of the new Hudson County Courthouse in Jersey City have been revealed by Rafael Viñoly Architects.
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Groundbreaking Begins Build for $42 Million New Jersey Jail
Cumberland County officials recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a new county jail in Bridgeton, N.J.
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New Jersey Enacts Law to Examine Racial Disparity in Sentencing
Gov. Chris Christie signed a racial and ethnic impact statement legislation into law that brings the Garden State in line with four other states that have established similar policies.
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Banned Books Raise Inmate Rights Issues in the Northeast
The words of Oscar Wilde and other famous authors soon won’t be available to some inmates in New York and New Jersey whose reading choices are being decided — and some say denied — by the states in which they’re incarcerated.
Read moreRoundtable Discussion: The Evolution of SECs
Correctional News spoke with three SEC industry leaders to catch up on the evolution of the SEC industry.
SEC Roundtable
Correctional News extended invitations to several leading security electronics contractors to participate in a roundtable discussion about the industry, major challenges, fundamental shifts and future trends. Dave Easter of Easter Owens, Jerry Forstater of Professional Systems Engineering and Warner Speakman of ESI Companies shared their insight, experience and opinions on a range of industry issues.
Q: To what degree has the economic downturn affected the corrections market, a sector often characterized as recession proof?
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