(04/10/2013)
The security failings of the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) are due to poor conditions of prison facilities, according to Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman.
The prison has been under severe scrutiny since a federal court hearing was opened April 1 concerning the OPP consent decree, a proposed agreement between Gusman and the U.S Justice Department to improve conditions at the notorious jail.
(04/10/2013)
The United States Southern Command is requesting up to $170 million to construct an additional prison building, new barracks and a new mess hall in for the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention camp.
By Torrey Sims
(03/27/2013)
(03/27/2013)
Essex County Sheriff Frank G. Cousins, Jr., is keeping himself busy with two major projects underway at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Middleton.
(03/27/2013)
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory recently put forth his proposed state budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, which includes closing five state prisons.
(03/20/2013)
llinois has been in the center of prison closures and has recently added more facilities to its list.
(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.