Iredell County Plans for New Jail
STATESVILLE, N.C. — Iredell County Commissioners unanimously voted to begin construction planning for a new county jail in Statesville.
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Dorchester County Jail to Open Four Months Ahead of Schedule
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Time and money are two of the biggest obstacles to building new county jail facilities.
Orange County, N.C. Plans Sustainable Jail
ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. — Orange County recently selected Moseley Architects of Charlotte, N.C., to design the new Orange County Detention Facility. The new jail aims to improve both energy efficiency and mental health care for inmates.
While design is still in its earliest phases, the new jail will likely include a number of sustainable features and cost approximately $20 million. It will replace the current Orange County Jail, which was originally constructed in 1925.
Read MoreTri-County Jail Under Construction in Virginia
FRONT ROYAL, Va. — Construction on the Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren (RSW) Regional Jail in Front Royal is well underway with a scheduled opening of July 2014. It will serve Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren counties and will have the capacity for 375 inmates.
Facility of the Month: Virginia’s Silver
The new Amherst County Adult Detention Center is the Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority’s first LEED Silver certified facility
With Virginia’s inmate population expected to grow over the next decade and with its current jails overcrowded, construction of the new Amherst County Adult Detention Center (ACADC) made perfect “cents.”
Read MoreMajor Project Getting Closer to the Finish Line in Pennsylvania
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — At the time of the contract award, the new State Correctional Institution at Benner Township in Bellefonte, Pa., was the largest correctional facility the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had built in the past 10 years. The 629,573-square-foot, 2,000-bed facility will create nearly 600 jobs in the process.
New LEED Gold Justice Facility Set to Open in NC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The recent trend in construction is to “go green” and now the first LEED Gold justice facility in the Eastern United States is set to open in Wentworth, N.C. Moseley Architects and its Charlotte, N.C., office designed the 175,400-square-foot Judicial Center in Wentworth to meet LEED Gold standards.
