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New York DDC Releases RFQ for Borough-Based Jail Projects

September 16, 2021 Correctional News 3073 Views Borough-Based Jails, New York City, RFQ

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.

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New York City Makes All Inmate Phone Calls Free of Charge

July 25, 2018April 9, 2019 Correctional News 5053 Views inmates, New York City, phone calls

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

January 17, 2018January 8, 2019 Correctional News 2497 Views New York City, Rikers Island

Closure of the first jail on Rikers Island will take place this summer.

Prior Makes Sense of Sustainable Design in Corrections

January 24, 2013January 24, 2013 2869 Views James T. Powers, New York City, PSA-Dewberry, sentencing laws, Western U.S.

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.