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.
 

PODCAST: Brown Files New Prison Plan to Reduce Population

By Audrey Arthur
(05/08/2013)
In order to meet a federal court-mandated deadline and evade being held in contempt, Gov. Jerry Brown filed a new prison plan late Thursday night that aims to reduce overcrowding in the state’s prisons over the next year.
 

Mental Health Facility Opens for California Inmates


(04/17/2013)
The California Men’s Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo will open a mental health facility for inmates in order to address serious federal concerns of malpractice in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
 

Obama Seeks Funding to Reopen Thomson Prison


(04/17/2013)
In his 2014 fiscal year budget proposal to Congress, President Barack Obama recommended to fund the reopening of the maximum-security Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson.