(03/08/2011)
Members of the Fall River County Planning Committee met on March 7 to discuss a wide range of topics, including how the committee would function, staffing of the proposed jail facility, and construction of a new dispatch center.
Correctional News Podcast
(02/10/2011)
(02/10/2011)
Having won concessions in a legal battle, the Stockton Chamber of Commerce has thrown its support behind a new correctional medical facility.
(02/05/2011)
Feeding inmates at the Leelanau County Jail is about to get more expensive. The per-meal cost will increase by 63 percent because the number of inmates is much lower than expected.
(08/05/2010)
The Federal Bureau of Prisons completed energy efficiency, renewable power and water conservation projects that could save more than $2 million annually at two federal prison sites.
By Stephanie Thum
(09/09/2009)
(09/09/2009)
Dorchester Penitentiary, a 466-inmate, medium-security facility in New Brunswick, Canada, is home to the first large-scale wind turbine erected by the Correctional Service of Canada and the largest installation on Canadian government property.
(12/30/2006)
A new fuel cell power plant, coupled with an extensive solar panel system, is capable of providing up to 80 percent of electricity needed at the Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County.
