(03/14/2011)
Cobb County Commissioners in Georgia recently approved additional funds for the installation of security equipment in the county’s new $63 billion Superior Court building.
(03/10/2011)
The Franklin County Day Reporting Center has heled the county achieve a reduced recidivism rate, according to a study commissioned by county officials.
(01/21/2011)
Officials announced this week they will be closing Swannanoa Valley Youth Development Center and Woodson Wilderness Challenge program to cut costs.
(01/12/2011)
The Brunswick Correctional Center closed in 2009 but may reopen as a step-down facility for sexual offenders, according to officials.
(01/12/2011)
The Virginia Department of Corrections announced this week that it will close the James River Correctional Center in Goochland County on April 1.
(12/29/2010)
Oldcastle Precast Modular has been awarded the precast cell contract for the new State Correctional Institution Graterford East and West project.
(12/29/2010)
Oldcastle Precast Modular and a Hunt/Mills joint venture will be providing the precast concrete prison cells and building components for the new $71
million, 330,000 square-foot expansion of the Chatham County Detention Center in Georgia.
(12/28/2010)
Policy analysts in Connecticut say ongoing efforts to combat recidivism and treat nonviolent offenders in community settings should push the state’s prison population to a five-year low.
(12/27/2010)
Rhode Island's corrections director says he may need to close two prisons if the state forces a 15-percent budget cut.
(12/13/2010)
One of three sites being considered by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency for a massive federal detention center for illegal immigrants is in Essex County, N.J.