Rethinking Steel in Today’s Correctional Facilities
For much of modern corrections history, facilities were built around steel.
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High-Performance Windows
Transform patient rooms into safe, nurturing spaces with Winco’s 8800 Behavioral Care Window systems, designed for behavioral health facilities.
Behavioral Health Windows
Hope’s Windows’ SA30 window line, available in steel and steel-aluminum configurations, integrates health and life safety features such as human impact resistance and optional built-in blinds with concealed mechanics.
Nebraska Selects Hausmann Construction for New State Correctional Facility
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has announced its intent to award the construction contract for the state’s newest correctional facility to Lincoln, Neb.,-based Hausmann Construction. The new facility, designed by DLR Group, will replace the aging Nebraska State Penitentiary.
Redefining Public Safety in Correctional Facilities: Beyond the False Choice
Justice System Partners’ Brian Lovins, Ph.D. challenges the false choice between security and rehabilitation, advocating for evidence-based design and operations that enhance safety by promoting human dignity and long-term success.
A Visionary Design for Mental Health in Correctional Settings
Discover how the Northwest Indiana Correctional Facility is revolutionizing mental health care in corrections through trauma-informed design, sensory control and dignity-focused rehabilitation spaces.
DuPage County’s JUST Program Uses Activities, Therapy and Design Choices to Reduce Recidivism
Explore how the JUST Program at DuPage County offers a groundbreaking path to rehabilitation through trauma-informed care, chess therapy and normative design—helping inmates rebuild their lives from the inside out.
Anti-Ligature TV Enclosure
The Sloped Top LC Guardian from ICS Jail Supplies is designed to prioritize resident safety while protecting electronic equipment. Built with industrial-grade locks, heavy-duty steel construction and a secure polycarbonate window, the enclosure is highly resistant to tampering and break-ins, while ensuring long-term durability.
Racine County’s Trauma-Informed Youth Development Center to Support Zero-Detention Goals
Racine County, Wis., had for years dealt with a situation experienced by many communities across the country. While the county aimed to provide in- custody youth with a supportive, tailored rehabilitative environment, the facility available was ill-equipped to help meet this progressive mission.
How Human-Centric Normative Design Can Balance and Transform Carceral Spaces
There has long been a stigma associated with jails and prisons as being dungeon-like environments where people are stripped of not only their freedom but also their dignity.