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# Correctional News

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## Posts
- [Jason Hoover Named CorrectPac National Director](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/20/jason-hoover-named-correctpac-national-director/): PortionPac Chemical Corporation has promoted Jason Hoover to serve as CorrectPac National Director.
- [Georgia Breaks Ground on $20.7 Million Forensic Restoration Facility](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/19/georgia-breaks-ground-on-20-7-million-forensic-restoration-facility/): The Georgia Department of Behavior Health and Developmental Disability (DBHDD) broke ground Oct. 8 on a $20.7 million forensic restoration facility at East Central Regional Hospital, advancing a 40-bed project intended to reduce pressure on local jails and courts.
- [Designing for Healing in Correctional Environments](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/16/designing-for-healing-in-correctional-environments/): Historically, correctional facilities were cold, institutional and not places that promoted healing.
- [Chicago Beyond’s National Justice Strategy Lab Tackles Correctional Safety Challenges](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/15/chicago-beyonds-national-justice-strategy-lab-tackles-correctional-safety-challenges/): Chicago Beyond hosted its inaugural National Justice Strategy Lab Sept. 23–24 in Chicago, bringing together correctional leaders, frontline staff, union representatives, community organizations and formerly incarcerated individuals to address safety challenges across the justice system.
- [New $41.2 Million Law Enforcement and Government Center Opens in Minnesota](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/13/new-41-2-million-law-enforcement-and-government-center-opens-in-minnesota/): A 24-bed jail will replace Jackson County, Minn.’s aging detention facility following an Oct. 6 opening of a new law enforcement and government facility beside the county courthouse. 
- [Comprehensive Eye Care and Equipment](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/13/comprehensive-eye-care-and-equipment/): Off-site eye appointments consume officer time, strain budgets, disrupt schedules, and introduce avoidable security risks.
- [Correctional Furnishings Pilot Program](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/13/correctional-furnishings-pilot-program/): Designing a new facility?
- [From Access to Progress: How Purpose-Built Technology Supports Education and Rehabilitation in Corrections](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/12/from-access-to-progress-how-purpose-built-technology-supports-education-and-rehabilitation-in-corrections/): A correctional agency can deploy thousands of tablets and still lack a measurable rehabilitation strategy.
- [ACA Names New Office of Correctional Health Director](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/12/aca-names-new-office-of-correctional-health-director/): The American Correctional Association (ACA) has appointed Jack R. “Randy” Sauls as Director of its Office of Correctional Health, effective Dec. 1, 2026.
- [Modular Healthcare, Correctional Focus: A Potential Response to Increasingly Complex Healthcare Demands](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/09/modular-healthcare-correctional-focus-a-potential-response-to-increasingly-complex-healthcare-demands/): A pressing question for correctional agencies is how to deliver environments that accommodate changing clinical needs while remaining practical to build, maintain and operate over the long term.
- [Texas Juvenile Justice Department Breaks Ground on New Ellis County Facility](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/08/texas-juvenile-justice-department-breaks-ground-on-new-ellis-county-facility/): The Texas Juvenile Justice Department broke ground Oct. 7 on a new secure juvenile correctional facility in Ellis County — the second of two new facilities designed to modernize the state's juvenile justice infrastructure, better accommodate the needs of incarcerated youth and improve staff safety and operational efficiency.
- [Handheld Drug Detection Device](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/08/handheld-drug-detection-device/): Foster + Freeman’s ContraSCAN is a handheld detection device designed to help correctional facilities identify dangerous synthetic cannabinoids, including Spice and K2, concealed in incoming mail, clothing and other materials.
- [Beyond Accommodation: Designing for Capability in Trauma-Informed and Neurodiverse Correctional Environments](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/07/beyond-accommodation-designing-for-capability-in-trauma-informed-and-neurodiverse-correctional-environments/): For decades, correctional design has evolved beyond simply containing incarcerated populations.
- [Howard County Breaks Ground on $132 Million Jail Replacement](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/06/howard-county-breaks-ground-on-132-million-jail-replacement/): Officials in Howard County, Ind., held a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 1 for a $132 million replacement jail and sheriff’s office
- [Bryan Collier Appointed to Texas Juvenile Justice Board](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/05/bryan-collier-appointed-to-texas-juvenile-justice-board/): Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Bryan Collier, former Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), to the Texas Juvenile Justice Board.
- [Groundbreaking Held for First of Two New Texas Juvenile Correctional Facilities](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/02/groundbreaking-held-for-first-of-two-new-texas-juvenile-correctional-facilities/): On Oct. 1, officials with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new juvenile correctional facility in Brazoria County.
- [Where Public Health Meets Public Safety: What Healthcare Design Can Teach Us About Modern Justice Facilities](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/02/where-public-health-meets-public-safety-what-healthcare-design-can-teach-us-about-modern-justice-facilities/): For decades, justice facility planning centered on security, operational efficiency and durability.
- [Medication Management Platform](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/01/medication-management-platform/): GUARDIAN RFID’s Medication Manager for Command Cloud is a cloud-based solution designed to streamline medication administration in correctional facilities while reducing errors and improving compliance.
- [Dr. Samantha Morin Joins HDR as Senior Clinical Planner, Correctional Health](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/10/01/dr-samantha-morin-joins-hdr-as-senior-clinical-planner-correctional-health/): HDR has named Dr. Samantha “Sam” Morin the firm’s Senior Clinical Planner, Correctional Health.
- [Fort Myers Breaks Ground on $147.2 Million Police Headquarters](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/30/fort-myers-breaks-ground-on-147-2-million-police-headquarters/): Officials in Fort Myers, Fla., gathered Sept. 22 for a groundbreaking ceremony for a $147.2 million police headquarters designed to consolidate operations and expand training and investigative resources.
- [Time for Alternative Correctional Healthcare?](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/30/time-for-alternative-correctional-healthcare/): Just as prison and jail populations seemed to be on the decline, many jurisdictions are experiencing an uptick in the average daily population.
- [Lucibeth N. Mayberry Named President and CEO of CoreCivic ](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/29/lucibeth-n-mayberry-named-president-and-ceo-of-corecivic/): CoreCivic has appointed Lucibeth N. Mayberry President and CEO and named her to the company’s Board of Directors, effective Sept. 25.
- [Federal Bureau of Prisons Establishes Dedicated First Step Act Office to Centralize Oversight](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/28/federal-bureau-of-prisons-establishes-dedicated-first-step-act-office-to-centralize-oversight/): The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has established a dedicated First Step Act Office to centralize oversight of the agency’s implementation of the 2018 federal criminal justice reform law.
- [Portage County Breaks Ground on $160 Million Jail and Law Enforcement Center](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/25/portage-county-breaks-ground-on-160-million-jail-and-law-enforcement-center/): PLOVER, Wis. — Officials in Portage County, Wis., held a groundbreaking Sept. 16 for a new jail and law enforcement center designed to address overcrowding, replace aging infrastructure and improve access to local rehabilitation programs. In addition to the jail, the complex will house the county’s Sheriff’s office divisions, emergency management and emergency medical services.
- [Progress Shaped by Perspective: Randall Liberty Reflects on a Career of Correctional Change](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/24/progress-shaped-by-perspective-randall-liberty-reflects-on-a-career-of-correctional-change/): Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) Commissioner Randall Liberty’s connection to corrections began decades before he ever expected to lead the state’s system.
- [Interactive Gaming Table](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/24/interactive-gaming-table/): Touch2Play’s 43-inch Interactive Gaming Table provides shared activities for correctional facility visiting and recreation areas.
- [Georgia DOC Expands Contraband Interdiction Strategy Through Advanced Wireless Security Technology](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/23/georgia-doc-expands-contraband-interdiction-strategy-through-advanced-wireless-security-technology/): Correctional agencies across the country are facing one of the most persistent threats in modern corrections: contraband cell phones and unauthorized wireless communications.
- [Actall Appoints Barry Prestage as Business Development Director](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/22/actall-appoints-barry-prestage-as-business-development-director/): Real-time location systems provider Actall Corporation has appointed Barry Prestage as Business Development Director.
- [Wold Expands Justice Design Practice with Klein McCarthy Acquisition](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/21/wold-expands-justice-design-practice-with-klein-mccarthy-acquisition/): Wold Architects & Engineers has acquired Klein McCarthy Architects, combining two firms with established government and justice-sector portfolios and expanding Wold’s correctional and public-sector design capacity across the upper Midwest.
- [From Detention Centers to Juvenile Justice Campuses, BELL Construction Prioritizes Communication, Flexibility and Operational Outcomes](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/18/building-better-one-relationship-at-a-time/): The most successful justice projects rarely follow a straight line.
- [Growing Colorado City Opens New $36 Million Justice Center](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/18/growing-colorado-city-opens-new-36-million-justice-center/): The city of Lone Tree, Colo., has opened a new Justice Center that brings police and municipal court services together in a facility designed to accommodate the growing city’s public safety needs, with expanded space for law enforcement, legal proceedings and community programs.
- [Secure Eating Utensil](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/17/secure-eating-utensil/): The EcoSecurity Utensil (ESU) from EcoTensil is a disposable safety utensil designed for correctional, behavioral health, hospital, substance-use disorder treatment and other facilities where traditional utensils may pose a risk.
- [Michigan DOC Adding High-Security Beds Under Safe Prisons Initiative](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/16/michigan-doc-adding-high-security-beds-under-safe-prisons-initiative/): The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is advancing several construction and renovation projects designed to add high-security beds and improve inmate placement across the state.
- [Dallas Breaks Ground on $227 Million Police Training Campus](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/15/dallas-breaks-ground-on-227-million-police-training-campus/): Officials in Dallas broke ground Sept. 3 on a new $227 million police training campus designed to combine officer instruction with university criminal justice education.
- [Maine Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty to Retire](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/14/maine-corrections-commissioner-randall-liberty-to-retire/): Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall A. “Randy” Liberty will retire Oct. 1 after a career spanning more than four decades in corrections, law enforcement and the military, Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Sept. 9. 
- [Setting the Vision for Correctional Healthcare Projects](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/11/setting-the-vision-for-correctional-healthcare-projects/): Once a correctional healthcare capital project is approved and eventually funded, it is essential to make sure that the project gets off to a positive and productive start.
- [Tazewell County Justice Center Annex Project Reaches Topping-Out Milestone](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/10/tazewell-county-justice-center-annex-project-reaches-topping-out-milestone/): Tazewell County, Ill.’s new 87,000-square-foot Justice Center Annex project has reached a topping-out milestone, marking completion of the structural frame for the project in downtown Pekin.
- [Chemical Detection Device](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/10/chemical-detection-device/): The MX908 from 908 Devices is a handheld chemical detection and identification system designed for rapid field analysis of high-priority threats.
- [Leo Technologies Names Chase Hallman VP of Products](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/09/leo-technologies-names-chase-hallman-vp-of-products/): Chase Hallman has joined Leo Technologies as Vice President of Products, bringing more than 25 years of law enforcement and public safety experience to the company’s product leadership team.
- [New Priorities Shape Correctional Construction Projects](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/09/new-priorities-shape-correctional-construction-projects/): As existing correctional facilities age and needs around rehabilitation, healthcare and staff wellness evolve, the demand for new or extensively renovated facilities that can accommodate these services has increased considerably.
- [Armor Health Names Regional VP of Client Relations](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/08/armor-health-names-regional-vp-of-client-relations/): National correctional healthcare provider Armor Health has appointed Tamara Taylor, RN, CCHP as the company’s first Regional Vice President of Client Relations.
- [Proposed $628.7 Million Wisconsin Corrections Plan Sets Scope for Facilities Work](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/07/proposed-628-7-million-wisconsin-corrections-plan-sets-scope-for-facilities-work/): Wisconsin officials have developed a draft $628.7 million correctional facilities package that would rebuild or reconfigure seven institutions while keeping Green Bay Correctional Institution open until at least 2031.
- [Modernizing Corrections Means Investing in the People Responsible for its Success](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/04/modernizing-corrections-means-investing-in-the-people-responsible-for-its-success/): January 10, 2005, is a day that changed my career in corrections.
- [After the Liquidity Event: Turning a Lifetime of Enterprise Value Into Lasting Optionality](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/01/after-the-liquidity-event-turning-a-lifetime-of-enterprise-value-into-lasting-optionality/): For many successful correctional business owners, the largest financial event of their lives does not occur gradually.
- [Georgia Department of Corrections Appoints Director of Women’s Services](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/01/georgia-department-of-corrections-appoints-director-of-womens-services/): The Georgia Department of Corrections has promoted Myra Orsborn to Director of Women’s Services, appointing a longtime agency administrator to oversee operations at every GDC facility housing incarcerated women.
- [AI Video Intelligence Platform](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/01/ai-video-intelligence-platform/): LEO Technologies’ Verus Vision AI is an agentic video intelligence solution designed for correctional facilities.
- [Lake County Adult Detention Center Earns National Innovation Award for Security, Programming Upgrades](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/09/01/lake-county-adult-detention-center-earns-national-innovation-award-for-security-programming-upgrades/): The Lake County Adult Correctional Facility in Illinois has received the National Institute for Jail Operations’ Detention Facility Innovation Award for a coordinated series of security, operational, training and programming improvements.
- [Santa Clara County Approves $1 Billion Jail Modernization Plan](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/31/santa-clara-county-approves-1-billion-jail-modernization-plan/): The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a roughly $1 billion, multiyear plan to modernize the county’s Main Jail and Elmwood Correctional Facility, with an emphasis on medical and behavioral health care, safer housing and more efficient intake. 
- [North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Appoints New Community Supervision Judicial Division Manager](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/27/north-carolina-department-of-adult-correction-appoints-new-community-supervision-judicial-division-manager/): John “Jay” Craft has been promoted to Judicial District Manager (JDM) for Judicial District 8 within the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, effective Aug. 31. 
- [New Behavioral Health Unit Opens at Shawnee County Jail ](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/27/new-behavioral-health-unit-opens-at-shawnee-county-jail/): Officials in Shawnee County, Kan., have opened a new 60-bed Behavioral Health Unit at the Shawnee County Jail in Topeka, creating dedicated space for individuals awaiting trial who need intensive mental health and substance-use services.
- [Seamless Shower Coating](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/27/seamless-shower-coating/): The Decofloor Seamless Shower System (DFL-950) is an aggregate broadcast, slip-resistant coating system that combines a decorative appearance with chemical, stain and wear resistance.
- [Fulton County Issues CMAR RFP for $750 Million Special Purpose Facility](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/26/fulton-county-issues-cmar-rfp-for-750-million-special-purpose-facility/): Fulton County, Ga., has opened a competitive search for a construction manager at risk to deliver two major components of its Special Purpose Facility program at the active Rice Street detention campus.
- [Nominations Open for 2026 Industry Awards](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/24/nominations-open-for-2026-industry-awards/): Correctional News is now accepting nominations for its annual Industry Awards, with the 2026 program featuring new and expanded categories recognizing the people, products and projects making an impact across the corrections and justice industry. 
- [Whatcom County Council Moves Jail Project to Design Phase](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/21/whatcom-county-council-moves-jail-project-to-design-phase/): The Whatcom County Council in Washington has authorized the next stage of its long-planned replacement jail project, approving a program of approximately 150,000 to 155,000 square feet and 450 to 460 beds under a $205 million design and construction cap.
- [Valarie Moseley Named Next Missouri DOC Director](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/21/valarie-moseley-named-next-missouri-doc-director/): Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has selected Valarie Moseley as the next director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, elevating a department executive with experience spanning operations, reentry services and employee support.
- [Unifoot Sandal](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/20/unifoot-sandal/): With a unique design that is interchangeable to fit the right or left foot comfortably, the Pair-It EVA unifoot sandal from Bob Barker Company helps simplify inventory while maintaining comfort and durability.
- [The Moss Group Announces Leadership Changes](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/19/the-moss-group-announces-leadership-changes/): Criminal justice and public safety consulting company The Moss Group (TMG) has announced that founder Anadora Moss has stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer, where she will continue to guide TMG’s mission, strategic direction and impact across the field.
- [Daviess County Awards $60.5 Million Detention Center Renovation, Expansion Contract](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/18/daviess-county-awards-60-5m-detention-center-renovation-expansion-contract/): The Daviess County Fiscal Court in Kentucky has approved a $60.552 million contract to renovate and expand the main building of the Daviess County Detention Center, advancing a phased project intended to modernize the facility, address overcrowding and keep the jail operational throughout construction.
- [From Containment to Continuity, Part II: How Care, Reintegration and Workforce Resilience Turn Correctional Design Into a Public Health Strategy](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/17/from-containment-to-continuity-part-ii-how-care-reintegration-and-workforce-resilience-turn-correctional-design-into-a-public-health-strategy/): Designing correctional facilities as public health infrastructure requires more than improving conditions inside housing units.
- [Rikers Island Remediation Action Plan Outlines Next Steps as Transition to Borough-Based Jails Progresses](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/14/rikers-island-remediation-action-plan-outlines-next-steps-as-transition-to-borough-based-jails-progresses/): Last month, the team appointed by a federal judge to take control of operations at New York City’s jail system — including the Rikers Island jail — released its plan to improve conditions at the long-troubled facility.
- [Specialized Security Glazing](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/13/specialized-security-glazing/): LEXGARD® laminated polycarbonates from ISOCLIMA set the standard in security glazing with their exceptional ability to withstand severe physical attacks and provide ballistic protection and attack resistance with durable, abrasion-resistant surfaces.
- [New Mexico Corrections Department Tops Adult Education Target for Fourth Consecutive Year](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/12/new-mexico-corrections-department-tops-adult-education-target-for-fourth-consecutive-year/): The New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) recently announced that 272 incarcerated students earned high school equivalency credentials in fiscal year 2026, the highest annual total in agency history and the fourth consecutive year the department exceeded the Legislative Finance Committee’s performance target.
- [Scott Edgecombe Joins Cornerstone Detention Products as President](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/12/scott-edgecombe-joins-cornerstone-detention-products-as-president/): Cornerstone Detention Products Inc. has appointed Scott A. Edgecombe as President, placing the veteran industrial executive in a newly created role responsible for day-to-day operations and execution.
- [From Containment to Continuity, Part I: Why Correctional Facilities Must Be Designed as Public Health Infrastructure](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/12/from-containment-to-continuity-part-i-why-correctional-facilities-must-be-designed-as-public-health-infrastructure/): For much of the 20th century, correctional facilities were designed as instruments of containment — hardened, inward-facing environments optimized for control, efficiency and separation from civic life.
- [The Vision Behind Ohio’s Juvenile Justice System Transformation](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/11/the-vision-behind-ohios-juvenile-justice-system-transformation/): In late 2023, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine established the Juvenile Justice Working Group (JJWG) to conduct a thorough and holistic review of the state’s juvenile justice system.
- [Leslie Jacques Joins DLR Group as California Justice+Civic Business Development Leader](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/10/leslie-jacques-joins-dlr-group-as-california-justicecivic-business-development-leader/): DLR Group has named Leslie Jacques business development leader for its California Justice+Civic practice.
- [Tennessee Department of Correction Expands Officer Safety with Statewide Wearable Alert System](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/06/tennessee-department-of-correction-expands-officer-safety-with-statewide-wearable-alert-system/): The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) is making a significant investment in employee safety through the statewide deployment of wearable emergency alert technology designed to provide correctional officers and staff with immediate access to assistance during critical incidents. 
- [Ceiling-Mounted Fan-Forced Heater](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/04/ceiling-mounted-fan-forced-heater/): The EFF Series of ceiling-mounted fan-forced heating units from Marley Engineered Products’ QMark brand are designed to work as a comfort solution in detention environments, hallways, lobbies or restrooms.
- [How One Family-Owned Correctional Furniture Manufacturer is Helping to Create More Normative Environments](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/04/how-one-family-owned-correctional-furniture-manufacturer-is-helping-to-create-more-normative-environments/): In an industry that tends to be more reactive than proactive, the ability to foresee emerging trends and plan accordingly can help position correctional product suppliers to solve the most pressing issues for facility owners and operators.
- [Aventiv Technologies Names New CEO and President](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/04/aventiv-technologies-names-new-ceo-and-president/): Aventiv Technologies announced that Brian Evans has been appointed as the company’s new CEO, and Kevin Elder has been named President, as the correctional technology company moves forward after an ownership transition and the creation of its Board of Directors.
- [Pennsylvania DOC Facility Maintenance Manager Receives Governor’s Award for Excellence](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/04/pennsylvania-doc-facility-maintenance-manager-receives-governors-award-for-excellence/): Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro recognized SCI Waymart Facility Maintenance Manager Tim Schweinsburg with the Governor’s Award for Excellence for leadership on infrastructure projects that expanded medical capacity, improved facility operations and reduced costs, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced July 31.
- [Maximum-Security Window Screens](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/04/maximum-security-window-screens/): The Type AAA Maximum Security Detention Screen from Sherwood Windows Group offers a cost-efficient, low-maintenance window screen solution with superior strength.
- [Multipurpose Tables](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/04/multipurpose-tables/): The ModuMaxx Cluster Tables from ModuForm are purpose-built for heavy-use, high-traffic environments, delivering durability and safety in critical spaces.
- [Macon-Bibb County Breaks Ground on Up to $31 Million Jail Expansion](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/03/macon-bibb-county-breaks-ground-on-up-to-31-million-jail-expansion/): Officials from Macon-Bibb County, Ga., and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office broke ground July 30 on the next phases of a $28.5 million to $31 million renovation and expansion of the county's Law Enforcement Center, advancing work intended to improve security, capacity and healthcare space at the aging jail.
- [Tamper-Resistant Soap Dispenser](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/08/03/tamper-resistant-soap-dispenser/): The Vandal Proof Soap Dispenser by OPS is a patented industrial stainless steel soap dispenser that is indestructible, ligature-resistant, impenetrable and securely locked on the wall with the OPS mounting system.
- [Accessibility Is Helping Define the Future of Modern Corrections](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/30/accessibility-is-helping-define-the-future-of-modern-corrections/): Correctional leaders today are balancing a familiar challenge: delivering more services, supporting increasingly diverse populations, managing staffing pressures and improving outcomes while operating within finite resources.
- [South Carolina Honors Nation’s Longest-Serving Warden](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/29/south-carolina-honors-nations-longest-serving-warden/): Edsel Taylor, whose 51-year career with the South Carolina Department of Corrections included service as the nation’s longest-serving prison warden, has received the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian honor.
- [LEO Technologies Launches Verus Voice AI Tool to Detect PIN Abuse](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/27/leo-technologies-launches-verus-voice-ai-tool-to-detect-pin-abuse/): LEO Technologies has introduced Verus Voice AI, a voice-biometric product designed to help correctional agencies identify possible personal identification number fraud and unauthorized use of inmate communication systems in real time.
- [Warrick County Completes $57 Million Sheriff’s Office and Security Center](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/27/warrick-county-completes-57-million-sheriffs-office-and-security-center/): Warrick County, Ind., officials recently marked the completion of the new Warrick County Sheriff’s Office and Security Center, a $57 million public safety complex designed to address overcrowding, improve operational efficiency and support future correctional needs.
- [Codi Newsom Joins STV to Lead Major Justice Pursuits](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/23/codi-newsom-joins-stv-to-lead-major-justice-pursuits/): STV has named Codi M. Newsom, PE, LEED AP, as Vice President and Justice Market Pursuit Leader within the firm’s national buildings group, adding another senior leader to support the company’s growth strategy in the justice sector.
- [Detention Key Cabinet](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/23/detention-key-cabinet/): The KryptoMax® stainless steel detention key cabinet is fully customizable to provide a secure, tamper-proof key-storage solution that exactly matches client requirements for key counts, key/lock types and mounting configuration.
- [Florida Department of Corrections Breaks Ground on Modular Medical Facilities to Expand In-Prison Surgical Care ](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/22/florida-department-of-corrections-breaks-ground-on-modular-medical-facilities-to-expand-in-prison-surgical-care/): The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) broke ground July 22 on a new modular medical facility at Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala, marking the beginning of a healthcare initiative that will expand surgical capabilities inside the state's prison system while reducing the need to transport incarcerated individuals to outside hospitals. 
- [Georgia Department of Corrections Marks Milestone with Ribbon Cutting for Modular Medical Facility](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/22/georgia-department-of-corrections-marks-milestone-with-ribbon-cutting-for-modular-medical-facility/): The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) celebrated a significant expansion of its correctional infrastructure on July 21 with the ribbon cutting of a new Medical Intensive Infirmary (MII) at Johnson State Prison, capping a rapid modular construction program that has delivered nine secure buildings across five prison campuses in just over one year.
- [Eric Kishel Joins ModCorr as Executive Vice President](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/22/eric-kishel-joins-modcorr-as-executive-vice-president/): ModCorr has appointed Eric Kishel as Executive Vice President, adding a longtime construction and infrastructure leader to its executive team as the company continues to grow in the justice and infrastructure sectors.
- [Federal Judge Appoints Receiver to Oversee Healthcare in Arizona Prisons](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/21/federal-judge-appoints-receiver-to-oversee-healthcare-in-arizona-prisons/): A federal judge has appointed an independent receiver to oversee healthcare operations in Arizona’s prison system, escalating court intervention after years of findings that the state failed to provide constitutionally adequate medical and mental healthcare to incarcerated people.
- [CLA Promotes Katie Scott to Deputy Director](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/20/cla-promotes-katie-scott-to-deputy-director/): Last month, the Correctional Leaders Association (CLA) announced the promotion of Katie Scott to Deputy Director, recognizing her leadership and longstanding commitment to the association’s members and the corrections profession.
- [Williamson County Tops Out Juvenile Justice Center Expansion](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/16/williamson-county-tops-out-juvenile-justice-center-expansion/): Williamson County, Texas, officials marked a construction milestone July 10 for the county’s Juvenile Justice Center expansion, celebrating the topping out of the new addition building.
- [Security Control Software](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/16/security-control-software/): ECC’s IMPERIUM® is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product that provides intelligent correctional and jail control from a touchscreen integrated directly into a facility’s workflow.
- [GFT Names David McRoberts, CPP, Principal Advisor for Justice Systems](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/14/gft-names-david-mcroberts-cpp-principal-advisor-for-justice-systems/): Architecture, engineering and construction firm GFT has appointed David McRoberts, CPP, as its new Principal Advisor, Justice Systems, Operations & Public Safety Infrastructure.
- [A New Era of Corrections in Indiana: An Update on the People-Centered $1.2 Billion Westville State Prison Project](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/14/a-new-era-of-corrections-in-indiana-an-update-on-the-people-centered-1-2-billion-westville-state-prison-project/): A $1.2 billion project spanning 1.4 million square feet, the new Westville State Prison (WSP) is the most ambitious state building project ever in Indiana. Funded entirely by cash reserves to avoid borrowing, WSP is set to open in early 2027 — on time and on budget.
- [South Dakota Opens New Women’s Prison in Rapid City](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/13/south-dakota-opens-new-womens-prison-in-rapid-city/): On July 10, South Dakota officials marked the completion of the state’s new women’s correctional facility in Rapid City, a project intended to expand treatment, programming and reentry capacity for women in custody while consolidating operations now based in Pierre.
- [Federal Bureau of Prisons Awards Tablet Contract as Part of Broader Modernization Push](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/10/federal-bureau-of-prisons-awards-tablet-contract-as-part-of-broader-modernization-push/): The Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded a new inmate tablet services contract that the agency says will expand access to communication, education and rehabilitative programming while helping modernize daily operations across its institutions.
- [How Should Corrections Think About TV? Advice for Administrators, Architects and Builders](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/09/how-should-corrections-think-about-tv-advice-for-administrators-architects-and-builders/): For prisons and jails, TV has been a dependable utility for decades: a simple system of coaxial cables, splitters, amplifiers and an antiquated head-end device tucked behind a locked door.
- [Santa Barbara County Approves $138.65 Million Jail Expansion Contract with Sletten](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/09/santa-barbara-county-approves-138-65-million-jail-expansion-contract-with-sletten/): Santa Barbara County, Calif., will move ahead with a major expansion of the Northern Branch Jail after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $138.65 million design-build contract with Sletten Construction Co. for the Santa Maria facility.
- [Behavioral Health Dining Chair](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/09/behavioral-health-dining-chair/): The Ryno® Dining Chair 2.0 from Pineapple is the next evolution of the company’s seating designed specifically for mental health environments.
- [Pam Engel Joins CorrectPac as Western Regional Manager](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/08/pam-engel-joins-correctpac-as-western-regional-manager/): CorrectPac, a division of PortionPac Chemical Corporation, has named Pam Engel Regional Manager for the company’s Western Region, where she will support corrections partners across the western U.S.
- [Recidivism Reduction Campus Project Seeks to Repurpose Former Prison](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/07/recidivism-reduction-campus-project-seeks-to-repurpose-former-prison/): Typically, when correctional facilities reach the end of their useful lifecycle, or are rendered obsolete by modern replacement facilities, the buildings are demolished and their sites are redeveloped for new purposes.
- [Massachusetts Chooses Development Team, Site for Springfield Regional Justice Center](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/06/massachusetts-chooses-development-team-site-for-springfield-regional-justice-center/): Massachusetts is advancing plans for a new Springfield Regional Justice Center with a delivery model and development team aimed squarely at project execution: a long-term leased courthouse of up to approximately 330,000 square feet, backed by a public-private development team led by FD Stonewater and CoJo Partners.
- [Richard Comerford Named Florida Department of Corrections Secretary](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/07/01/richard-comerford-named-florida-department-of-corrections-secretary/): Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Richard Comerford to serve as the next Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC).
- [Design Selected for New 540-Bed Lorain County Jail in Ohio](https://correctionalnews.com/2026/06/30/design-selected-for-new-540-bed-lorain-county-jail-in-ohio/): The Lorain County Jail Advisory Board has selected a 540-bed podular design for a new county jail, moving ahead with the larger concept after months of debate over cost, capacity and day-to-day operations.

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