On Nov. 25, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, state leaders and community stakeholders announced plans to develop a new juvenile facility that will help manage persistent overcrowding in the state’s existing juvenile facilities.
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Whitley County celebrated the grand opening of its new 58,320-square-foot sheriff’s office and detention center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 29.
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The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) will soon propose a spacious new $230 million prison to fight the problem of overcrowding, according to AP and various other reliable sources.
Read MoreA new jail for Vigo County, Ind. will become a reality now that the final step for financing the project is complete.
Read MoreAnderson County officials recently agreed to spend up to $30,000 for a study to determine what kind of jail is needed to alleviate the current overcrowding problem.
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A Tennessee jail project is on the move after Cheatham County commissioners officially approved a resolution to renovate the facility, according to the Tennessean.
Read MoreThe Hamilton County Jail expansion broke ground recently in response to the overcrowding of the facility. The 25-year-old Hamilton County Jail currently maintains the capacity of 300 inmates, yet well exceeds that amount with its current 400 inmates occupying the facility.
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Due to rampant bed shortages throughout the state’s prisons and jails, the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) has moved an additional 56 male inmates to the Karnes County Correctional Center (KCCC) in Karnes City, Texas.
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For years now, officials at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) have raised concerns about overcrowding in Hawaii’s correctional facilities, and new figures show that this predicament is only getting worse.
Read MoreA class-action lawsuit by the ACLU of Nebraska pushed state officials to erect a 100-bed, 7,000-square-foot temporary housing dormitory at the Community Corrections Center.
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