A Deep-Rooted Connection to Corrections
Merci Wood was named the Deputy Division Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Rehabilitation and Reentry Division in October of 2025.
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The Contraction of Detention Equipment Contracting: How a shrinking marketplace for key subcontractors impacts the corrections industry
Correctional News (CN) spoke with Jeff Goodale, AIA, NCARB, OAA, senior project director of civic justice at HOK and editorial board member for CN, about the role DEC contractors play in the corrections industry, the impacts of consolidation on the market and how to identify value in a DEC partner.