(04/10/2013)
The security failings of the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) are due to poor conditions of prison facilities, according to Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman.
The prison has been under severe scrutiny since a federal court hearing was opened April 1 concerning the OPP consent decree, a proposed agreement between Gusman and the U.S Justice Department to improve conditions at the notorious jail.
(04/10/2013)
The United States Southern Command is requesting up to $170 million to construct an additional prison building, new barracks and a new mess hall in for the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention camp.
By Torrey Sims
(03/27/2013)
(03/27/2013)
Essex County Sheriff Frank G. Cousins, Jr., is keeping himself busy with two major projects underway at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Middleton.
(03/27/2013)
Four years after groundbreaking, Lancaster County will open its new 289,000-square-foot $65 million jail in July.
The 779-bed Lancaster County Adult Detention Facility (LCADF) was commemorated last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at which 300 members of the community toured the long awaited jail.
(03/20/2013)
Terri McDonald has a long history with California corrections and is now continuing her journey in Los Angeles.
(03/20/2013)
A $1.2 million renovation project will reopen Little River County Jail in late April, more than two years after the facility closed for failing to meet Arkansas state jail standards.
(03/13/2013)
Luzerne County Manager Robert Lawton proposed exploring the feasibility of a new Luzerne County Correctional Facility, a formerly unsuccessful plan that cost the county $2.5 million in planning and design in 2006.
By Torrey Sims
(03/11/2013)
(03/11/2013)
Correctional News recently caught up with Dr. Jeffrey Beard, Ph.D., the newly appointed secretary of corrections for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(03/06/2013)
A new jail in Effingham County recently broke ground in response to severe inmate overcrowding in the area. Ground was broken on the project in late February and is expected to take around two years to complete.
(03/06/2013)
Formerly Valley State Prison for Women, the new Valley State Prison recently completed its conversion from a women’s facility to a men’s prison in an effort to utilize facilities and relieve overcrowding in California state prisons.
