(06/19/2013)
Progress is steady on the task of transitioning the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth to the Salem Correctional Center.
By Audrey Arthur
(06/19/2013)
(06/19/2013)
After a divided Supreme Court ruled that obtaining DNA samplings prior to conviction is not in violation of the U.S. constitution, legislators are following the cleared path to bring DNA sampling bills in their respective states.
(06/11/2013)
Talks are underway in Riverside County to expand the number of jail facilities in the area.
By Audrey Arthur
(06/11/2013)
(06/11/2013)
A bill that would allow 27 Pennsylvania state prisons to outsource mental health services has encountered heavy opposition from state legislatures who are saying such action would put local communities at risk.
By Audrey Arthur
(06/05/2013)
(06/05/2013)
The Corrections Corporation of American (CCA) announced Monday that it will no longer consider Joliet, Ill. as a potential host city for a new immigrant detention center.
(06/05/2013)
Alabama is trying to make room for female inmates in Calhoun County, Ala., as local leaders are starting a new campaign to push for the creation of a new women’s state correctional facility.
(05/29/2013)
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is looking to save money and increase services to its thousands of inmates in the state’s correctional system.
(05/29/2013)
On May 21, residents in three Oregon timber counties voted on tax levies that would restore major cuts to law enforcement and jail capacities as a result of the expiration of a long-term federal subsidy, and only one passed.
(05/15/2013)
Plans to issue a $100 million bond to double capacity at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham will move forward with caution after barely gaining committee approval.
(05/15/2013)
A bill that would require Iowa offenders over the age of 18 who have been convicted of certain misdemeanors to provide a DNA sampling has gone to the desk of Gov. Terry Branstad for approval.
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