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San Diego Grand Jury Critiques Adult Correctional Facilities

June 9, 2016 2661 Views EYP Architecture/Engineering, Litetronics, Menquon-Thiensville School District, Mid-Penn Engineering, Rob Nicholson, Western U.S.

San Diego Grand Jury members were largely pleased with the facilities offered at the 832-bed, female-only Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility, reporting the facility more closely resembles a school campus than a jail.
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Mendocino County Seeks Post-Realignment Funding

April 15, 2015April 22, 2015 3501 Views Hamilton County, Mission Hills Clinic, Ooltewah Elementary School, Rob Nicholson, SITES, Western U.S.

COVELO, Calif. — County jails will be competing for the about $500 million from Governor Jerry Brown’s 2015-2016 budget proposal allotted to the latest round of facilities funding to help offset the effects of California realignment, aka AB 109.

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Adelanto Detention Center to Debut Over Budget

January 29, 2014February 5, 2014 3539 Views higher education, Idaho, Municipal Energy Program, Rob Nicholson, Western U.S., William Echols

ADELANTO, Calif. — The grand opening of the Adelanto Detention Center expansion project is scheduled for Feb. 6 and will debut the additional 1,392 beds being added to the existing 706-bed Adelanto facility.

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Lake County Awarded $20 Million in State Funding

January 29, 2014 2598 Views Berkeley Unified School District, BUSD, Edu-Safe Associates, Rob Nicholson, UNO, Western U.S.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The state of California awarded $20 million in construction funding to Lake County for upgrades to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.

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Riverside County Approves East County Detention Center Budget

January 2, 2014January 9, 2014 3550 Views Fort Hood, Idaho, Margulies Peruzzi Architects, Monica Audette, Rob Nicholson, Western U.S.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Riverside County is moving ahead with its plans to expand the area’s jail facilities. On Dec. 17, Riverside County supervisors voted 4-0 to approve a $274 million budget for construction on the East County Detention Center (ECDC) in Indio.

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San Bernardino County Sheriff Seeks Grant for Jail Upgrades

December 18, 2013 3641 Views cardiology, Jeff Villanueva, Rob Nicholson, roundtable, UNO, Western U.S.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon presented a proposal to a committee in Sacramento earlier this month, requesting an $80 million grant to construct new housing units at the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center in Devore, Calif.

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Riverside County Plans to Expand Jail Facilities

June 12, 2013 3071 Views Fort Hood, Rob Nicholson, Western U.S.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Talks are underway in Riverside County to expand the number of jail facilities in the area.

Supervisors Marion Ashley and Jeff Stone are presenting a proposal titled “Incarcerate More Prisoners Responsibly In Satisfying Overwhelming Need,” also being referred to as IMPRISON.

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The New Breed of Facility

December 13, 2012 2817 Views Agricultural program, Rob Nicholson, Western U.S.

California is well known as the place where trends start, whether that is in technology, entertainment or other industries. Part of the dynamic that drives innovation and trend setting in California is the diversity and sheer number of people that live and work in one of the world’s largest economies.