(02/01/2012)
Under the recent announcement of Durrant Inc. filing for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 and reorganization under a section 363 asset sale there will be no changes to existing and newly secured contracts.
(01/30/2012)
The AIA’s Architecture for Justice Committee’s New York Chapter along with sponsor, Turner Construction Company, is hosting the “Smaller, Smarter, Greener, Kinder: Detention Planning and Design for the 21st Century” event on Feb. 2.
(01/25/2012)
Jacqueline Moore expected her first correctional health care assignment to take about six months. Thirty-four years later, she's still in the field.
By Candice Dyer
(01/25/2012)
(01/25/2012)
When they were kids, Lynn Ozier and his little brother, Jack, would work up a sweat, swatting a sling blade at the weeds growing between the steel beams stacked behind their daddy’s factory in the Alabama hills.
(01/19/2012)
The Corrections Standards Authority, under AB 900 Local Jail Construction Financing Program, Phase II, released specifics on all applications received by Jan. 11, 2011. Divided into large, medium and small counties, based upon population numbers, each grouping sought well over the funds currently available.
(01/11/2012)
Harding Tactical Systems Inc. of Vancouver, BC has announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with the American Correctional Officer and the American Correctional Officer Intelligence Network to supply the HTS Trauma Shield to officers publicly employed at correctional facilities in the United States.
(01/11/2012)
The Criminal Justice and Detention Facility Seminar at SteelCell of North America in Baldwin, Ga,. drew in guests from around the country to discuss key elements to contribute to the development of detention facilities.
(01/11/2012)
Southern Folger Detention Equipment Company has selected the Salt Lake County Metro Jail in Utah as their choice for the 2011 Facility of the Year. Southern Folger is a leading company in product design, facility construction, service, repair and retrofit for the correctional industry. Southern Folgers’ equipment and workmanship can be found in thousands of facilities around the world.
By Jack Ryan, Director of Operations at Corrections Technology Group
(01/04/2012)
(01/04/2012)
The term “cloud computing” is increasingly becoming part of the American vocabulary and the concept is seen as the next big thing in Internet computing. And while cloud computing is still in its relative infancy, it will cause government agencies and other businesses to undergo significant changes.
By Peter Krasnow, FAIA, Design Director at Justice Solutions Group
(01/04/2012)
(01/04/2012)
I joined Justice Solutions Group two years ago to see how my 44 years of architectural experience might be helpful when applied to Indian Country justice center designs.