Correctional News

Legislators, correctional facility operators and designers are responsible for providing spaces that accommodate the approximately 200,000 inmates serving life sentences in the U.S. In this week's #FridayFeature from Rosalie Howell and Brooke Martin, AIA, CCHP, NCARB with Dewberry, learn how facilities are creating spaces that restore and reinforce each individual’s dignity and humanity and address their long-term medical and mental health needs. Read the article and other features from the September/October Maintenance & Operations edition of Correctional News: https://lnkd.in/gwBVMBwW

Officials break ground on a $173 million courthouse and detention center expansion project in Henderson County, N.C., the ribbon is cut at the new $66 million vocational and mental health facilities in Placer County, Calif., and $215 million in bonds is issued for the new Oklahoma County Detention Center. This week, we also cover the progress of a planned type 1 juvenile correctional center in Dane County, Wis., the first beam being installed at the site of the Vanderburgh County Jail expansion project in Indiana, and upcoming corrections industry events on the calendar.   Plus: - New courthouse, juvenile justice facility projects move forward in South Dakota - Walter Tripp named warden of Wyoming State Penitentiary - Commissioners consider plans for new jail in Penobscot County, Maine - Construction manager selected for Mesa County, Colo., justice center expansion - New justice projects bidding in Iowa, Georgia, Washington and Michigan   All in under 10 minutes.   🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gFebW95p 📄 Full episode notes: https://lnkd.in/gz9AF4KS Have updates for us? Email cn@wmhmedia.com #Corrections #JusticeNews #WeeklyConnections #JailConstruction #CriminalJustice #JuvenileJustice #CorrectionalLeadership #Podcast #PublicSafety #RFPs #Infrastructure #PrisonReform 

Collaboration and Progress in the Midwest! This week, Correctional Leaders Association gathered in Nebraska to share the positive impact this region is making; both locally and across the corrections industry as a whole. From innovative programs to collaborative initiatives, the Midwest continues to set a strong example of leadership and commitment in the field 👏

The #FCC is advancing its proposed rule to allow cellphone jamming in prisons, a $42 million jail and law enforcement center opens in Vermillion, S.D., and David Jones is promoted to Director of Engineering and Construction Services with the Georgia Department of Corrections.    This week, we also cover the opening of the newly renovated historic courthouse and expanded jail facility in Cape Girardeau, Mo., check on the progress on the $34 million Grayson County, Texas, jail expansion project, and outline the latest justice project #RFPs in Arkansas, North Carolina, Georgia and Maine.     Plus:      - Maryland to close MCI-Jessup, transfer more than 1,000 inmates and staff  - ELEVATUS ARCHITECTURE chosen to design new Walsh County, N.D., jail  - Task force explores funding for new Spokane, Wash., jail after $1.7 billion bond fails  - JC Rogers named new VP of Business Development for Armor Health  - Upcoming corrections industry events     All in under 10 minutes.    🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gbaqQw8m 📄 Full episode notes: https://lnkd.in/gz9AF4KS Have updates for us? Email cn@wmhmedia.com    This episode is brought to you by NVT Phybridge   And don’t forget to access the Correctional News 2026 Media Kit to learn how to collaborate with us! https://lnkd.in/gMxB6Td9   #Corrections #JusticeNews #WeeklyConnections #JailConstruction #CriminalJustice #JuvenileJustice #CorrectionalLeadership #Podcast #PublicSafety #RFPs #Infrastructure #PrisonReform

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Happy #ManufacturingDay to all the incredible innovators working in the #corrections space. Check out some of the outstanding #manufacturers highlighted throughout 2025 in Correctional News, including: Willo Products Company, Inc.: https://lnkd.in/ghVUCCKk Shat·R·Shield Lighting Inc.: https://lnkd.in/dDJNyiQa SteelCell, Portable Solutions Group, Inc., VITALSpace: https://lnkd.in/edNcbn-T Plus, look out for our upcoming November/December issue for a spotlight on SOUTHERN FOLGER DETENTION EQUIPMENT and more great manufacturing stories slated for 2026! Subscribe for free at https://lnkd.in/gCdzkSZZ

🥳 Celebrate International Podcast Day with another edition of the Weekly Connections Podcast! Hear about the topping out on the new 270,000-square-foot, DLR Group-designed Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment, the passage of a bill to build a new $650 million prison in South Dakota, and the selection of the Gilbane, Inc. and JP Cullen joint-venture on the new $490 million Milwaukee County Public Safety Building project. This week, we also cover progress on the $300 million Allen County Jail project in Indiana, introduce new leaders at the Texas Department Of Criminal Justice and the National Black Sheriffs' Association, and look ahead at upcoming corrections industry events on the calendar.   Plus: - Kentucky Gov. signs emergency orders on juvenile isolation policies - Jail project plans take shape in two Ohio counties - Jericho Design Group, LLC to design Bibb County Law Enforcement Center project in Georgia - Colorado budgets for more private beds amid order to reduce prison population - A roundup of the latest justice project RFPs nationwide   All in under 10 minutes.   🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/g9TMMHYe 📄 Full episode notes: https://lnkd.in/gZNjP_wV! Have updates for us? Email cn@wmhmedia.com     #Corrections #JusticeNews #WeeklyConnections #JailConstruction #CriminalJustice #JuvenileJustice #CorrectionalLeadership #Podcast #PublicSafety #RFPs #Infrastructure #PrisonReform 

The Maintenance & Operations issue of Correctional News has arrived! Learn from industry experts and leading firms, including: ✔️ Jared Garcia on how the Utah Department of Corrections is investing in relationship, facilities and people ✔️ Edwardo Jackson on advancing operations at the Travis County, Texas, jail ✔️ Dewberry designers Rosalie Howell and Brooke Martin, AIA, CCHP, NCARB on planning for long-term inmate #healthcare ✔️ Pia Puolakka on the potential of #AI in #prisons ✔️ Lance Horozewski on Wisconsin's youth justice facility transformation ✔️ The vision for San Diego County's new Vista Detention and Re-entry Facility ✔️ The maintenance benefits of #sustainable cleaning products ✔️ Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) expert Hillary Morgan on the value of #facilityassessments ✔️ Stephanie Miner of Acorn Engineering Company makes the case for #vacuumplumbing ✔️ And a great front cover shot from SOUTHERN FOLGER DETENTION EQUIPMENT Plus! Check out the latest Facility of the Month project delivered by Treanor, MBI Companies Inc. and JA Street, catch up on the American Correctional Association AI Tech Expo, and much more! Read the full issue for free here: https://lnkd.in/gBE5Jgn7

Come spend a day with us at SOUTHERN FOLGER DETENTION EQUIPMENT in San Antonio, Texas! The Correctional News team is on-site meeting with the leaders behind Southern Folger to explore the company’s legacy and learn more about what's next. Catch the full feature article in our November/December issue. We’re also proud to have Southern Folger as the front cover sponsor of our September/October Maintenance & Operations issue, available now: https://lnkd.in/gBE5Jgn7

🗳️ The votes are in: South Dakota legislators have approved a bill to construct a new $650 million prison in Sioux Falls — a major step in the years-long quest to replace the aging South Dakota State Penitentiary. Read more about the events leading to yesterday's milestone vote and the latest project plans, as well as the state's newly established Correctional Rehabilitation Task Force. https://lnkd.in/gs4cUYfn