A recent article in AMERICAN Jails points out that most municipalities or county agencies are unprepared for the experience of undertaking a mega-building project such as…
Norix Group specializes in intensive-use furniture for challenging environments. Due to the unique nature of the furniture, its assembly and installation, and the customers served –…
Corrections officers working in jails that utilize the new video visitation systems have high praise for the technology which benefits both staff and inmates, but in…
Many currently used fire and police stations in the U.S. were built during the time when police officers and fire fighters only needed one bathroom –…
Good facility design for juvenile detention should have as its core value the creation of spaces that will provide for effective intervention in the lives of…
Incarcerated people aged 65 and older are straining state and federal prison facilities in ways that go beyond the staggering costs of medical care alone. In…
Challenges to Treating Infestations Make Eradication Costly or Unachievable. Experts Advocate Avoidance Measures First. Urban entomologists and researchers have established a “Bed Bug University” in…
The recently opened South Correctional Entity (SCORE), jail just south of Seattle holds several distinctions as far as correctional facilities go. It is the first multi-jurisdictional…