(05/02/2012)
States throughout the U.S. are experiencing record high incarceration rates — including Kansas. The state’s Department of Corrections is addressing the issue and working on predicting where more problems could lie in the future.
By Stephen A. Carter
(05/16/2011)
(05/16/2011)
If the total cost of ownership is truly vetted, high-rise solutions for correctional facilities have many advantages.
(04/28/2011)
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on May 4 for the $5.8 million Kittitas County Jail Pod Expansion project in Ellensburg. The project bid date is May 19.
(04/12/2011)
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The state Department of Corrections has narrowed its site selection search to the three most suitable sites for a new prison reception center, with Mason County at the top of the list.
By Bryce Hubner
(03/21/2011)
(03/21/2011)
Bill Buursma, justice principal and architect at DLR Group in Seattle, is best known for pioneering designs that provide exceptional safety and functionality as they incorporate high-tech, high-efficiency concepts and materials.
By Jerry Winkler and Scott R. Frakes
(01/24/2011)
(01/24/2011)
The Washington State Department of Corrections recently completed the largest correctional facility construction project ever undertaken in the state.
(01/20/2011)
The city of Bremerton is among several Western Washington cities vying to host a 1,000-bed state corrections facility to be used as a short-term reception center housing inmates in between sentencing and long-term incarceration.
By Lisa Kopochinski
(01/12/2011)
(01/12/2011)
With many correctional facilities around the country closing or operating on shoestring budgets, seven cities in Washington have found a cost-effective solution in the form of a shared regional jail.
(01/05/2011)
Due to a large loss of contract to house inmates from another county at the Yakima County Jail, the county must lay off 34 Department of Corrections employees effective January 31.
(11/30/2010)
The historic McNeil Island Corrections Center in Washington will close next April due to budget cuts.
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