(01/03/2011)
Commissioners in Coryell County, Texas approved the construction of a new jail to help alleviate overcrowding. The current 92-bed capacity jail is approximately 50 beds short of the number needed to house the inmate population by 2027.
(12/16/2010)
Female inmates in the Stewart County Jail in Dover, Tenn., are now being housed in another facility in nearby Henry County due to the jail losing its certification from the state.
(12/08/2010)
Still under pressure to reduce the number of inmates in its crowded prisons, California has steadily increased the number of convicts it sends to private institutions outside the state since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger began the program in 2006.
(09/14/2010)
While the U.S. economy remains in flux and correctional agencies run on bare-bones budgets, jurisdictions are finding savings and efficiencies with quick-installation temporary and permanent structures.
By Lisa Kopochinski
(09/13/2010)
(09/13/2010)
An alternative to chronic correctional facility overcrowding is becoming more prevalent as jails across the country continue to struggle with budget issues — and reach out to temporary/permanent housing solutions.
(08/13/2010)
Lawmakers are pressing a proposal to purchase a 726-bed private prison in Perry County to relieve dangerous levels of overcrowding in the state prison system.
(05/04/2010)
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected California's petition to remove prison healthcare from federal oversight.
(12/04/2009)
Corrections officials are preparing to house crowded inmates in military-style tents as the department faces record prison population levels and deep budget cuts.
(12/03/2009)
Corrections officials are preparing to house inmates in military-style tents as the department faces record prison population levels and deep budget cuts.
(12/01/2009)
A state commission created to investigate overcrowding at West Virginia prisons issued several recommendations to solve the problem, including construction of a new medium-security prison.
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