Justice System Partners’ Brian Lovins, Ph.D. challenges the false choice between security and rehabilitation, advocating for evidence-based design and operations that enhance safety by promoting human dignity and long-term success.
The Macomb County Jail Central Intake and Assessment Center (CAIC) serves as a crucial link between the justice system and community-based mental health care. At admission, people will be assessed for medical needs as well as mental health or substance-use disorders in coordination with MCCMH professionals.
Correctional facilities across the U.S. are facing a surge in drone-based contraband smuggling. This feature explores the legal, technological, and operational challenges of drone detection and outlines the layered defense strategies being deployed to secure prison airspace.
Correctional facility renovations and expansions extend facility lifespans, improve security systems and support long-term operational success. Learn how experts are leading the charge.
VitalSpace brings together SteelCell, PSG and CareAffirm under one modular brand platform to deliver innovative solutions across justice, healthcare and construction sectors.
Each May, National Correctional Officer Week offers an important moment to pause and thank the dedicated professionals who protect our communities from behind the walls of correctional facilities.
For a firsthand look at real-world applications of technology in correctional settings, Correctional News toured the Broomfield Detention Center (BDC), a municipally run jail located in the northwest area of Denver.
For decades, correctional system leaders have diligently worked to prevent the introduction of contraband into prisons across the nation. However, as technology advances, the threats we face have expanded our view from the ground to the skies. The intrusion of drones into our airspace represents an increasingly significant risk to correctional facilities and the surrounding communities.
Discover how the Northwest Indiana Correctional Facility is revolutionizing mental health care in corrections through trauma-informed design, sensory control and dignity-focused rehabilitation spaces.
Explore how the JUST Program at DuPage County offers a groundbreaking path to rehabilitation through trauma-informed care, chess therapy and normative design—helping inmates rebuild their lives from the inside out.
