Western U.S.
(08/30/2010)
Design work recently resumed on a Calaveras County jail project after county officials gave the green light to the $56 million project that had been at a standstill for more than two months.
(08/27/2010)
In spite of opposition from two state legislators, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation commenced the bidding process for the proposed construction of a new Death Row facility.
(08/23/2010)
Yolo County could save an estimated $9 million in energy costs following the completion of a one-megawatt solar installation that will supply power to the county’s justice center.
(08/17/2010)
Maricopa County lawmakers plan to invest up to $10 million in an electronic records system in an effort to improve substandard inmate healthcare services and record keeping.
(08/13/2010)
State officials in California reached an agreement with the city of Stockton to construct a $900 million prison hospital.
(08/13/2010)
Check out the debut Correctional News podcast! Alcatraz Island, a historic prison and tourist destination, has a secret past that dates back more than a hundred years.
(08/09/2010)
Corrections officials in Montana opened a new $12.3 million revocation-sanction facility designed to reduce unnecessary prison admissions by diverting low-risk offenders away from state prisons.
(07/02/2010)
Sonoma County supervisors approved the installation of a $4.6 million clean energy system.
(06/25/2010)
The month of June provided a shot in the arm for the overcrowded prison system as the California made concrete progress in its efforts to expand prison and jail beds.
By Nick Warner
(06/09/2010)
(06/09/2010)
Nick Warner, managing partner of California-based advocacy firm Warner & Pank LLC, provides an update on corrections in California.
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