Facility Design & Operation

The report outlines the steps the Penobscot County sheriff and staff need to take to comply with PREA. It also said a new jail would allow for better surveillance

Penobscot County is looking to hire a marketing firm that would present educational details to the public about the need for a new jail, which would have to be approved by the voters

There were nearly 19,000 male inmates in Alabama correctional facilities in buildings designed to house just 11,000

Drug drop offs at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall are so blatant that arrows were spray painted on the fences to indicate where to throw the substances

A federal grant worth $1 million in conjunction with Iron County's $1 million investment will help fund renovation of the jail, which dates back to 1867

The project to build hundreds of hospital beds for people held in city jails is a key part of the "Close Rikers" plan

"It reinforces what we always say, 'See something, say something,'" Sheriff Gabe Morgan said

A resolution passed allows the state to spend up to $975 million on the 4,000-bed prison

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams underscored that Rikers has to be closed by 2027 in her state-of-the-city speech

The posting places the completion date in 2029, two years past the mandated deadline for shuttering Rikers

As part of a renewed push to shutter Rikers, Adrienne Adams wants to expand pretrial and alternative-to-incarceration programs

Maine's facilities have grown much of their own food in on-site organic gardens, baked all their own breads and bought discounted produce and grains

ADOC commissioner gave update on state's plans to build two prisons, as well as the agency's severe staffing issue

The new Health Services Unit at Stanley Correctional Institution will provide much-needed health, psychological, dental, therapeutic, lab and ancillary services

The Orange County Juvenile Hall has a new gym, auto shop and classrooms to reflect the incentive-based approach to teaching juvenile inmates coping skills and trade skills