Corrections Connections

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of April 6. Let's get started with project updates: Commissioners in Flathead County, Mont., finalized an owner's representative agreement with In2itive Architecture to oversee construction of the new $93.5 million Flathead County Jail, with construction expected to begin June 1. Officials in...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of March 30. This episode is brought to you by Cortech, a family-owned, American-made manufacturer of molded furnishings for correctional environments. Contact them at 1-800-571-0770 or visit Cortechusa.com. Let's get into it with project updates: Commissioners in Stearns County, Minn., approv...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of March 23. This episode is brought to you by Cortech, a family-owned, American-made manufacturer of molded furnishings for correctional environments. Contact them at 1-800-571-0770 or visit cortechusa.com . Let's get started with project updates: Leaders in Williamson County, Tenn., broke gr...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of March 16th. This episode is brought to you by Cortech, a family-owned, American-made manufacturer of molded furnishings for correctional environments. Contact them at 1-800-571-0770 or visit cortechusa.com . Let's get into it with project updates: The newly completed $514 million Tani G. Ca...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of March 9. This episode is brought to you by Cortech, a family-owned, American-made manufacturer of molded furnishings for correctional environments. Contact them at 1-800-571-0770 or visit cortechusa.com . Let's get started with project updates: This month, a new 32-bed secure residential ju...

The debut episode of the Corrections Connections docuseries goes inside Bedford Hills Correctional Facility — New York’s only maximum-security prison for women — for a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the nation’s oldest prison nursery program and the innovative initiatives supporting motherhood, education and successful reentry. In the episode: New York State Department of Corrections and Communit...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of March 2. Let's get started with project updates: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other state officials broke ground on the new $147 million Maryland Supreme Court building, with project completion expected in early 2029. Governor Moore Highlights Generational Investment in Maryland's Judicial S...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Feb. 23. Let's get started with project updates: California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials opened the new $239 million Learning Center at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Officials in Camden County, N.J., will search for a new location for a potential $1 billion regional justic...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Feb. 16. Let's get started with project updates: Bradbury Stamm Construction has been selected to build the new $167 million Eddy County Detention Facility in Carlsbad, N.M., with construction expected to start in April. Renovation and expansion plans at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Feb. 9. Let's get started with project updates: Commissioners in Flathead County, Mont., have hired In2itive Architecture to serve as the owner's representative on the Flathead County Jail project, with groundbreaking tentatively planned for late May or early June. A new Career Technology C...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Feb. 2. Let's get started with project updates: A change order for a geothermal system has pushed the price tag for the new Cuyahoga County, Ohio jail project to $962 million. Construction is expected to begin this spring. Construction is progressing on the new Warrick County, Ind., Sheriff...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Jan. 26. Let's get started with project updates: The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners in Michigan recently proposed a new facilities master plan, including a $150 million upgrade of the county's jail and sheriff's office. Construction of a new $85 million courthouse expansion in Morr...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Jan. 19. Let's get started with project updates: The new $150 million Pueblo County, Colo., detention center project is on track for completion and opening in April. Construction on a new temporary jail in Kansas City, Mo., is officially underway, with the now $25 million project expected t...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Jan. 12. Let's get started with project updates: The Lancaster County, Pa., Board of Commissioners released preliminary designs for a new prison with cost estimates ranging from $434 million to $497 million. Officials with the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District in Louisiana have pr...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of January 5, 2026. Let's get into it with Project updates: Plans for a new jail in Dallas County, Texas, are moving forward, with initial cost estimates between $3 billion and $5 billion, though the project could take up to a decade to complete. The design phase for a new 200-bed detention ce...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Dec. 29. Let's get into it with Project Updates: In Ector County, Texas, plans for a new $200 million courthouse are moving forward after county commissioners approved a preliminary design, with completion expected by the end of 2029. Officials in Cheatham County, Tenn., held an open house...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Dec. 22. Let's get into it with project updates: A new youth correctional facility will be built in Fitchburg, Wis., after $130 million in funding was awarded. Construction is expected to start next September. The Macon-Bibb County Commission in Georgia signed a contract with Warren Associa...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Dec. 15. Let's get into it with project updates: The Santa Cruz County, Calif., Sheriff's Office is advocating for a new mental health jail facility, with estimates rising to approximately $350 million. Link:  Santa Cruz County Sheriff eyes new mental health jail facility   Ground...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Dec. 8. Let's get into it with project updates: South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden and Department of Corrections Secretary Nick Lamb visited the site of the state's under-construction women's prison in Rapid City. The $87 million facility is expected to be complete by next July. Oklahoma Co...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Dec. 1. Let's kick it off with project updates: The design-build team for the new Lake County Public Safety Center in Painesville, Ohio, officially topped out the $205 million, 250,000-square-foot facility last week. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Whitley County, Ky., ...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Nov. 24. Let's get into it with Project Updates: Stakeholders for the new Allen County Jail in Indiana say the $320 million project is about 35% complete and on track for completion by December 2027. Renovation and expansion work is underway at the Montana State Prison, a $15...

Jennifer Michalski, Business Development Manager with architectural manufacturer Construction Specialties, has more than 20 years of healthcare construction experience and works closely with stakeholders to establish healthcare design standards that address evolving needs.  In this episode of the Healthcare Insider podcast, Michalski discusses how hospitals, health systems and senior living p...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Nov. 17. Let's get into it with project updates: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last week at the new $333 million Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center in downtown Miami. The Alabama Department of Corrections announced that the opening of its new $1 billion Gov. Kay Ivey Prison Comp...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Nov. 10. Let's get into it with project updates: Officials in Waller County, Texas celebrated the grand opening of the new $44 million Waller County Courthouse. In San Patricio County, Texas, construction of a new $63 million judicial building is approximately 65% complete and is expec...

Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of Nov. 3. Let's get into it with project updates: In Boulder County, Colo., a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the opening of the Joe Pelle Center, a new 252-bed alternative sentencing facility. Officials in Barren County, Ky., broke ground on the new $50 million Barren County Judicial Ce...