By Jeff Goodale
(12/12/2012)
(12/12/2012)
California is well known as the place where trends start, whether that is in technology, entertainment or other industries. Part of the dynamic that drives innovation and trend setting in California is the diversity and sheer number of people that live and work in one of the world’s largest economies.
(12/05/2012)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prison officials are revising their official rules and manuals to address transgender inmates.
(11/16/2012)
The final beam in the steel structure of the new Calaveras County Courthouse was put in place on Nov. 2 during a traditional “topping out” ceremony that celebrated an important milestone in the construction of the new courthouse.
(11/15/2012)
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is now implementing a pilot program that will reduce long-term confinement in security housing units (SHU) and overhaul the way gangs are managed.
(11/15/2012)
CGL/Kitchell has been retained to oversee facility maintenance for the new South Placer Adult Correctional Facility, the first California county to outsource maintenance and management services for a correctional facility.
(11/14/2012)
The Judicial Council recently accepted recommendations from its Court Facilities Working Group to indefinitely delay seven new courthouse projects due to ongoing state budget cuts.
(10/31/2012)
The Judicial Council has accepted recommendations from its Court Facilities Working Group to indefinitely delay seven new courthouse projects due to ongoing state budget cuts.
(10/24/2012)
The Western Council of Construction Consumers has recognized Mammoth Lakes Courthouse with its top honor
By Charleene Corby, CEO, Correctional Peace Officers Foundation
(10/18/2012)
(10/18/2012)
Sadly, this year we have already had eight people murdered while performing their jobs inside prison walls. The two most recent tragedies are Sgt. Mary Ricard, murdered at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Colorado and, barely two weeks later, correctional officer Larry Stell, who was stabbed and murdered at Telfair State Prison in Georgia.
By Nick Warner and Danielle Higgs
(10/12/2012)
(10/12/2012)
The California Legislature has concluded business for the year and Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 was Governor Brown’s deadline to act on all legislation pending on his desk for the 2012 legislative session.