NYC DOC Appoints First Deputy Commissioner
New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Stanley Richards has appointed Margaret “Meg” Egan as the agency’s First Deputy Commissioner.
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NYC Mayor Names First Formerly Incarcerated Person to Lead DOC
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Stanley Richards as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction — the first formerly incarcerated individual to lead the Department.
Vertical Solutions in Urban Jail Construction
As correctional systems plan more facilities in urban areas, many are choosing to build upward rather than outward. Vertical construction is becoming more common due to land scarcity, zoning limitations, adjacency to courts and the need for secure centralized services.
Tutor Perini Corp. and O&G Industries Inc. Joint Venture Selected as Manhattan Jail Facility Proposer
Los Angeles-based Tutor Perini Corp. and East Coast-based O&G Industries Inc. have formed a joint venture and, in collaboration with the American architecture firm HOK, have been selected as the apparent proposer for the Manhattan Jail Facility design-build project.
New York DDC Releases RFQ for Borough-Based Jail Projects
The City of New York by and through its Department of Design and Construction (DDC) released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on Monday, Sept. 13, in connection with the Design-Build Program for the NYC Borough Based Jail System, Detention Facilities in the Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
New York City Makes All Inmate Phone Calls Free of Charge
Inmates housed in some of the most expensive real estate in the country will soon be getting a break thanks to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signing a bill into law that will make it free of charge for inmates to make calls from New York City prisons, reported WPIX
New York Plans to Close First Rikers Island Jail This Summer
Closure of the first jail on Rikers Island will take place this summer.
Prior Makes Sense of Sustainable Design in Corrections
Beverly Prior, FAIA, LEED AP, is currently the civic and justice practice leader of San Francisco-based HMC+Beverly Prior Architects, which is a leading figure in the national architectural and justice community. Prior has worked on several major correctional/justice projects and holds sustainable design near and dear to her heart.
HMC Merges With Beverly Prior Architects
SAN FRANCISCO —California-based planning and design firm HMC Architects recently merged with Beverly Prior Architects of San Francisco. 
Beverly Prior Architects will become HMC+Beverly Prior Architects and will continue to serve clients from its current San Francisco office.
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