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Norshield Splits from Norment Security

January 6, 2010January 12, 2010 2934 Views Bedside Entertainment, Detention Equipment Manufacturers, Engineered Control Systems Inc., ierra Detention Systems, Patient Rooms, People in the News, Security and Safety

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Norshield Security Products separated from affiliates Norment Security Group and Fiber Sensys after Norshield leadership engineered a management buy-out from parent company Compudyne.

The deal, which was structured as a stock sale and announced in December, initiated a complete separation of Norshield from CompuDyne and all its affiliated companies. The Norshield management team acquired the company with the backing of Minneapolis private-equity group Spell Capital Partners.

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Turner Recognizes CCC Group With Excellence Award

January 5, 2010January 5, 2010 2290 Views Compudyne, Detekion Security Systems Inc., People in the News, Q&A, Security and Safety

HOUSTON — Turner Construction honored the contribution of CCC Group Inc.’s Detention Systems Division, with the Excellence Award for Quality at a recent subcontractor appreciation dinner in Houston.

CCC Group received the award in recognition of its work as detention equipment contractor on the Fort Bend County Jail expansion in Richmond, Texas, which was completed in September.

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Michigan Mulls Privatization of Juvenile Justice

January 5, 2010January 12, 2010 2651 Views American Institute of Architects, Fiber Sensys, Norment Security Group, Security and Safety

LANSING, Mich. — In an effort to make up a $2.8 billion shortfall in statewide revenue, Republican state legislators introduced a bill that would complete the privatization of Michigan’s juvenile justice system.

The long-term plan, which will be considered for the 2011 budget cycle in an effort to streamline government services and avoid statewide tax increases, would result in the state closing at least four high-security facilities and the estimated loss off 274 state employees.

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$74 Million County Jail Construction Delayed

January 5, 2010 2358 Views Ga., Norshield Security Products, Security and Safety

SAN MARCOS, Texas — The construction of a new jail to ease overcrowding in Hays County could be delayed due to a lack of funding after county commissioners moved ahead with plans to construct a new $74 million county government and judicial facility.

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ICE Solicits Bids for New Los Angeles Detention Center

January 5, 2010January 12, 2010 2180 Views AIA, School, Security and Safety

LOS ANGELES — The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency began soliciting bids in December for a contractor to own and operate an immigration detention facility in Los Angeles County.

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Prison and Jail Inmate Population Growth Slows

January 5, 2010January 12, 2010 2683 Views Columbia Forest Products, Dubai, Security and Safety

WASHINGTON — The corrections population in the United States increased by less than 1 percent during 2008, the smallest annual increase in almost a decade, according to the most recent federal statistics.

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Ireland Opens $200 Million Criminal Court Complex

January 5, 2010 2266 Views Hays County Jail Construction Delayed, Los Angeles County., Security and Safety

DUBLIN, Ireland — Irish court authorities unveiled a new $207 million national criminal court complex designed to centralize criminal justice processes, modernize facilities and expand capacity.

The 11-story Criminal Courts of Justice building houses 22 double-height courtrooms of various sizes and 26 judges chambers. It will eventually house the Court of Criminal Appeal, Special Criminal Court, Central Criminal Court, Circuit Criminal Court, District Courts and associated support facilities.

Technology can Help in Challenging Times

December 30, 2009December 30, 2009 2541 Views halt testing of cellular phone-jamming technology, Ireland, Irish corrections officials, Security and Safety

The correctional industry has a proud history of grappling with the most difficult times head on and with great success. The challenges have come in various forms at various times, from trailing behind the business world at the onset of information technology, oftentimes dragging ourselves kicking and screaming into the 21st century, to recovering in a post-September 11 world that changed everything.

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Oregon Faces 14 Percent Growth in Prison Population

December 11, 2009 2321 Views HOK Inc., Larry Hartman, Security and Safety

SALEM, Ore. — The state prison population will increase by an estimated 14 percent to a record level of approximately 16,000 inmates during the next six years, according to population projections by state’s Office of Economic Analysis.

A semi-annual inmate population forecast, which predicts monthly populations over a 10-year period, identified recently enacted legislation as the primary driver behind the projected increase of about 2,000 inmates. The Oregon Department of Corrections currently operates 14 prisons statewide with approximately 14,450 beds.

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Court Rejects Schwarzenegger Prison Proposal

December 11, 2009 2014 Views Jr., Peter Bachmann, Security and Safety, William Echols

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court panel sent state authorities back to the drawing board to draft a new plan to address California’s prison overcrowding problem after rejecting a proposal from Gov. Schwarzenegger that would have cut the prison population by 20,000 inmates over two years.

The federal panel is demanding California officials draw up a plan to reduce the total prison population by about 40,000 over two years to relieve overcrowding and improve conditions or face the imposition of a plan developed by the court.

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