Winners Announced for the 2013 Justice Facilities Review


(05/15/2013)
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced its 2013 Justice Facilities Review (JFR) winners (citations) and published projects.
 

Adelanto Detention Center Meets Demands of Realignment


(05/15/2013)
Initially designed to add 896 beds, the expansion of the Adelanto Detention Center will include an additional 1,368 to meet the demands of the California realignment act.
 

Medicaid Expansion to Provide Health Care for Former Inmates

By Audrey Arthur
(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.
 

Chaves County Updates Electronic Security System for Detention Centers


(05/02/2013)
The Chaves County juvenile and adult detention centers in Roswell are set to undergo a $13.2 million renovation that will include upgrades to electronic security systems in the county’s correctional facilities.
 

New Design for Jackson County Jail Approved

By Audrey Arthur
(05/01/2013)
After 12 years of delays, the Jackson County Jail is on track to begin construction this summer with a design by The Goldberg Group of St. Joseph, Mo., approved by the county’s Board of Supervisors.