(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.
By Audrey Arthur
(05/15/2013)
(05/15/2013)
A massive five-day correctional officer strike ended last Wednesday with millions of government funds lost and the organizing union slapped with $350,000 in fines after the job action was deemed illegal.
(05/08/2013)
The American Jail Association’s (AJA) 32nd Annual Training Conference and Jail Expo was held May 5-9 in Grand Rapids.
By Audrey Arthur
(05/02/2013)
(05/02/2013)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must lower phone call rates for inmates in order to maintain critical family connections and reduce recidivism rates, according to a congressional coalition.
(05/02/2013)
Republican legislators of Texas and local officials are fighting to keep doors open at two state correctional facilities slated to close due to fiscal infeasibility while also attempting to purchase an additional correctional facility.
(05/02/2013)
On track for a summer 2013 opening, the new 160-bed Calaveras County Jail will replace the outdated and overcrowded current facility with a modern and efficient design.
By Audrey Arthur
(05/01/2013)
(05/01/2013)
Severe corruption has been exposed in the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC) with 13 corrections officers indicted for racketeering, laundering and having sex with jailed inmates involved in the Black Guerrilla Family (BGF).
(05/01/2013)
Detention Equipment Contractors (DECs) are steadily picking up speed again after a couple financially troubling years.
(04/17/2013)
As the state of Utah searches for the next location of their state prison, counties are looking to take advantage of the economic boost that would come with hosting the new correctional facility and state inmates.
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