Jail Upgrades

The multiple phase $77M project includes housing renovations, a new intake and booking facility, and staff locker rooms and meeting facilities

There are 25 open positions at the Hamilton County jail, down from 60 when the sheriff was elected; the sheriff attributes that to a salary raise

The jail's consultant said in a letter to the judge that plans for shared cells and a circular layout of housing units would be a problem for mentally ill inmates

A portion of the prison will be turned into a rehabilitation center in the style of Scandinavian correctional facilities

Correctional facility improvements include news freezers for the kitchen, level recreational yard floors, mezzanine level fencing, and new security card readers

Stakeholders have blamed a staffing crisis for the deteriorating conditions that led a state board to declare two juvenile halls as “unsuitable” for the confinement of youth

All 123 federal prisons in the United States need an estimated $2 billion worth of maintenance, the report says

The report also recommends Santa Cruz County to put more money toward hiring and retaining the jail's employee count

Whatcom County's current jail, which is 40 years old, is considered too small for current needs and requires millions of dollars in safety renovations

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

The revised total is significantly steeper than the county’s previous estimate of $550 million

After touring newly built jails, Cuyahoga County Jail Administrator Ronda Gibson has design ideas to improve inmate processing, housing and CO training areas

With the new cameras in place, COs will instead have a workstation outside each cell block