(06/11/2013)
Ohio’s Fairfield County is under the microscope, again, as its three jail buildings recently failed a state inspection. The county has not passed a state inspection in 25 years. After decades of failed reviews, Sheriff Dave Phalen is saying it is time for a new facility.
By Audrey Arthur
(06/05/2013)
(06/05/2013)
President Barack Obama has again called upon Congress to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and has asked the Department of Defense to create a military tribunal site in the United States.
By Audrey Arthur
(06/05/2013)
(06/05/2013)
The Corrections Corporation of American (CCA) announced Monday that it will no longer consider Joliet, Ill. as a potential host city for a new immigrant detention center.
By Audrey Arthur
(05/29/2013)
(05/29/2013)
Results from the Bureau of Justice Statistics survey of the nation’s correctional facilities find that 4 percent of state and federal prison inmates report being sexually victimized by other inmates or correctional staff. Approximately 3.2 percent of inmates in local jails reported one or more incidents of sexual victimization.
(05/29/2013)
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is looking to save money and increase services to its thousands of inmates in the state’s correctional system.
(05/15/2013)
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced its 2013 Justice Facilities Review (JFR) winners (citations) and published projects.
By Audrey Arthur
(05/15/2013)
(05/15/2013)
As eligibility requirements take change, the 2014 implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will expand Medicaid to the nation’s current and former inmates, if states opt to expand.
(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.
(05/08/2013)
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.
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