Sheriff and County Commissioner Hope for New Jail in Ohio


(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.
 

Obama Reaffirms Intention to Close Guantanamo

By Audrey Arthur
(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.
 

The GEO Group Looks to Expand in Montgomery County


(06/11/2013)
After finalizing its purchase of a 1,287-bed detention facility in Montgomery County, Texas, private prison corporation The GEO Group, based in Boca Raton, Fla., is looking to purchase a second federal prison in the area.
 

East Mississippi Correctional Facility Faces Class-Action Lawsuit


(06/05/2013)
Mississippi is currently under scrutiny for the “less than ideal” conditions at East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Lauderdale County, Miss., near Meridian, Miss.
 

Texas Bill Aims to Divert Inmates with Mental Illnesses


(05/29/2013)
The Texas House of Representatives and Senate have approved a pilot program that would provide inmates with mental illnesses with additional resources in social, clinical, housing and welfare services in the first weeks after release.