Shownotes
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., Detention Center expansion project, an estimated $10 million effort that will add 100 beds.
- The Antrim County Board of Commissioners in Michigan has selected Abonmarche Byce to provide architecture and engineering services for the county's new $27 million public safety center project.
- Officials in Washington County, Utah, cut the ribbon at the new $25 million expansion to the medical, mental health and housing units at the Purgatory Correctional Facility.
- Moving on to Legislation and Funding:
- More than $24 million in grants were awarded through the Ohio Jail Safety and Security Program to support projects at jails in Montgomery, Stark and Clark counties.
- The Portage County Board in Wisconsin authorized the county to borrow $160 million to fund the construction of a new jail and renovations to the county's courthouse.
- Legislators in Michigan approved the transfer of $26.1 million to the Michigan Department of Corrections, including $10 million for safety railings at two correctional facilities.
- Officials in Cleveland County, N.C., recently approved an $89 million loan, including $75 million for a new county justice center.
- Next in People news:
- Dewberry has hired Doug Ahmann as Senior Designer in the company's Sacramento office.
- Lone worker safety technology company OK Alone recently brought on Rob Camp as Senior Vice President.
- Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Director Cam Ward will receive the 2025 Pillar of Excellence Award from the Addiction Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. this week.
- Moving on to Construction Reports:
- Marathon County in Wisconsin is accepting proposals for upgrades to the integrated security automation systems at the Marathon County Jail and Juvenile Facility, with bids due Dec. 9.
- Maricopa County in Arizona has issued an RFQ for construction manager at risk services for the expansion of the Southwest Regional Justice Center, with submittals due Dec. 16.
- And finishing off with events:
- Attendees can still register for the "Reimagining Corrections Inside Arizona's System-Wide Transformation" webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
- Next week, The Correctional Leaders Association's annual All Directors Symposium will take place from Dec. 8–11 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
