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Connecticut Correctional Infrastructure Shrinks

January 12, 2016 2549 Views Eastern U.S., Interior Design, Laing O’Rourke, Oldcastle Modular, Rural, University of Glasgow

NIANTIC, Conn. — The Niantic Annex, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Corrections system, closed on Friday, Jan. 8. The annex was part of the more than 100-year-old Janet S. York Correctional Institution in Niantic, the state’s sole female-only prison. Prior to closing, the Niantic Annex once held just less than 600 male inmates, but at its closure housed less than 50.

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Elections, Grassroots Efforts Reignite Tamms Debate

November 19, 2014 2352 Views Eastern U.S., Gov. Gary R. Herbert, Kennebec County Jail, Oldcastle Modular, Reno County Correctional Facility, Sheriff Randy Henderson, Washington State Penitentiary

ALEXANDER COUNTY, Ill. — Several Illinois residents are actively working to reopen the shuttered Tamms Correctional Center, also referred to as Tamms Supermax, in Alexander County. The super maximum-security facility was closed in January 2013 by then Gov. Pat Quinn (D-Chicago) in an effort to trim costs.