(04/16/2012)
The Rose Report has recently issued its 2012 corrections construction projections for projects in the U.S, and many states have big plans.
(02/22/2012)
Walker County’s Commissioner’s Court took preliminary steps toward repairing or replacing its jail in mid-February after receiving a feasibility study on its existing facility from Burns Architecture LLC. The county will next organize public forums and invite comments on whether to hold a bond election or issue certificates of obligation.
(01/25/2012)
The Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission are being replaced by a new agency intended to bring positive changes to the department.
(12/29/2011)
Iowa was able to restore its prison system after letting the prison population get out of hand in the 1970s
(04/15/2011)
AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County Commissioners Court recently approved construction funding and discussed building operations regarding the new courthouse and administrative offices on Lavaca Street.
(04/05/2011)
AUSTIN, Texas — House lawmakers are considering a plan to privatize all state prisons housing low-level felony offenders, a move they say could save the state up to $40 million.
(04/01/2011)
AUSTIN, Texas — A Danish company that has become a key supplier of an execution drug in the U.S. says it will not withdraw or restrict it, even though it objects to the drug being “misused” for capital punishment.
(03/16/2011)
Texas prison authorities say they are considering jamming cell phones after an inmate used a contraband cell phone to escape from prison.
(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.
(12/09/2010)
Private prison operator The GEO Group was awarded a contract for the housing of up to 600 immigration detainees by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service, or ICE.
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