(03/13/2013)
Efforts to bring the Stark County Jail to full capacity have fell short after the county issued a 0.5 percent sales tax to ensure the correctional facility reach its 502-bed capacity.
(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.
(03/06/2013)
A private prison in Ohio has been making headlines in all the wrong ways since the state sold the facility in 2011.
(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.
(02/15/2013)
The Elmira Correctional Facility in New York was recently locked down for several days following a surge of reportable incidents.
(02/15/2013)
The Federal Bureau of Prisons recently agreed to conduct a comprehensive review of solitary confinement practices in its correctional facilities to determine the monetary and public safety repercussions of the current policy.
(02/13/2013)
Many Jewish inmates adhering to kosher diet standards have not had an ideal transition when it comes to food service in prison. Kosher meals have been a hot topic at prison’s throughout the country, as some states have banned them or placed heavy restrictions on who can be served a kosher meal.
(02/13/2013)
Federal judge, Algenon Marbley recently ended most of his court-ordered monitoring of Ohio’s youth prison system.
(02/06/2013)
After a hiatus of a few years, government leaders in Illinois are reinstating a form of early release program to help address an overcrowded prison system.
(01/24/2013)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new budget proposal recommends his state should close two correctional facilities because of a lack of cost effectiveness in their operations.