Welcome to Weekly Connections. Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of June 22.

Let's get started with project updates:

• In Grant County, Wash., officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the new $155 million county jail and sheriff's headquarters. The 512-bed facility was designed by Clemons Rutherford and Associates with Lydig Construction serving as construction manager.
• Passaic County, N.J., has announced plans to redevelop the site of its former county jail in downtown Paterson into a $150 million, six-story government hub, which will include a new sheriff's office corrections division hub.
• Work is progressing on the new $74 million Warren County Jail in Mississippi. The 240-bed facility, designed by JBHM Architects with White Construction as construction manager, is on track to open later this year.
• In South Carolina, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office completed a $42 million, 95,000-square-foot expansion of the Hill-Finklea Detention Center, bringing the total capacity of the facility to 565 beds.
• Despite recent weather delays, construction remains on track for the new $37 million Codington County Jail and Law Enforcement Center in South Dakota, designed by HDR.

Moving on to legislation and funding:

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced more than $700 million in funding opportunities to support behavioral health treatment, recovery services, and crisis response for individuals experiencing homelessness.

Up next in people and company news:

• JE Dunn Construction has signed a letter of intent to acquire Henry Carlson Construction, based in Sioux Falls, S.D. The two firms are currently joint-venturing on the state's new $650 million men's corrections facility.
• Former correctional officer and Director of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation Daniel Satterlee has been sworn in as the U.S. Marshal for the District of South Dakota.
• Laramie County, Wyo., Chief Deputy Perry Rockvam was awarded the National Sheriffs' Association's Corrections/Jail Innovations of the Year Award.

Moving on to construction reports:

• The Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management is pre-qualifying subcontractors for the new $187.5 million Quincy Justice Center, with bids due July 13.
• Catoosa County, Ga. is seeking bids for a new 108-bed work release dormitory. Bids are due July 23.
• Liberty County, Ga., is seeking proposals for a comprehensive evaluation of its county jail facilities, with proposals due July 30.
• Butler County, Ky., is accepting bid packages for the new $14 million Butler County Judicial Center, with bids due July 22.

And finishing up with events:

• The Correctional Leaders Association's "CLA on the Hill" is taking place this week in Washington, D.C.
• This Thursday, Correctional News and Axon are co-hosting a live webinar, “AI in Corrections: Trends, Challenges and the Future of Safer Facilities,” on the application of artificial intelligence in correctional facilities.

For more details or to access the links mentioned, check out our podcast show notes at correctionalnews.com/podcast.