Correctional Design Experts Discuss Industry Changes

As January begins another year, Correctional News spoke with four architects who weighed in on the latest trends and challenges in correctional design. Jeff Goodale, director of global justice practice, HOK; Joe Mrak, AIA, NCARB, CSI, senior vice president of RQAW; Vernon Almon, principal, LEED AP BD+C, KMD Architects; and Carla Weinheimer, AIA, DBIA, Justice+Civic project leader at DLR Group, each speak about the biggest changes they’ve seen in the industry since they started designing correctional facilities decades ago.

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Putnam County Jail Construction to Begin in 2015

PALATKA, Fla. — Construction on the Putnam County Jail in Palatka is finally scheduled to begin in early January 2015, about five years after RQAW was hired to conduct a physical assessment of the jail to see what kind of upgrades needed to be made.

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