(10/31/2012)
The number of violent crimes rose by 18 percent in the United States last year while property crimes went up by 11 percent, the government recently reported [in mid October].
By Torrey Sims
(10/18/2012)
(10/18/2012)
Sadness struck Tucson, Ariz., and the country as a whole on Jan. 8, 2011, when an armed gunman opened fire during a public meeting in a supermarket parking lot. Eighteen victims were shot, including U.S. representative Gabrielle Giffords; and six of those victims were later pronounced dead, including U.S. federal judge, John M. Roll.
(10/03/2012)
Another try has been given to build a new Adult Detention Center for Jackson County. On Oct. 1, supervisors approved a contract The Goldberg Group of St. Joseph, Mo., to design the new Jackson County Adult Detention Center.
(09/19/2012)
Crawford County Judge John Hall says he'll ask for an election in March requesting funds for a new county jail.
By Torrey Sims
(09/12/2012)
(09/12/2012)
Charles Veniez may be the new kid on the block when it comes to the correctional industry, but he is already showing tremendous leadership as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) for Montgomery, Ala.-based Norment Security Group, a part of the Gores Group portfolio of companies.
By Lisa Kopochinski
(08/01/2012)
(08/01/2012)
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.”
(07/19/2012)
CGL Management Group LLC (CGL) and Robert Glass & Associates Inc. (RGA) today announced that CGL has acquired RGA.
(07/12/2012)
Veterans returning home to Georgia may soon join other military members in a new dormitory reserved especially for them — in a jail.
(07/12/2012)
Inmates in Utah are seeing longer stays in the state’s prisons — an average of three months longer behind bars since 2011. The problem is due to an increase of inmates and not enough funding for treatment programs, especially for sex offenders.
By Torrey Sims
(06/20/2012)
(06/20/2012)
Johnson County Youth and Family Services Center in Olathe has recently been awarded LEED Platinum certification. After review of LEED awards to date, the facility seems to be the first juvenile detention center in the nation and possibly even the world to be certified LEED Platinum, according to Treanor Architects P.A., project architects for the facility.
