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Inc. announced that it has hired industry
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architect and LEED-accredited
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military base reuse and public safety
Simon telecommunication systems. In his role
at Vanir, Simon will lead all aspects of
business operations for the Los Angeles
office, including business development,
client relations and the day-to-day
execution of business contracts.
New York-based Urbahn
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Associated Builders and
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its 70-person staff as director of safety.
Wiltshire will direct programs and
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resources management from Wilmington
University and a masters degree in
safety management from West Virginia
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Companies
Hanwha Techwin America (HTA),
a global supplier of IP and analog video
surveillance solutions, announced the
appointment of company veteran Kichul
(K.C.) Kim as the new president for
the Americas. He replaces Soon Hong
Ahn, who was promoted to head of
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Korea. Both appointments are effective
immediately. Kim played an instrumental
role in sales and corporate management
since joining Hanwha Corporation in
1995. He served as director of corporate
business planning at Hanwha Techwins
Security Division in South Korea since
2015 and began working in the U.S. in
January of this year to ensure a smooth
transition of the presidents role.
OnSSI (On-Net Surveillance
Systems), with locations across the
world, named Steve Lenox its Mid-
Atlantic regional manager as part of the
companys revitalized growth to further
improve customer support and service.
A seasoned professional surveillance
and security expert, Lenox has spent
more than two decades designing and
deploying advanced physical security
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large enterprise and U.S. government
customers. For the past 25 years, Lenox
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board member spotlight
There was extensive community
involvement in the development of the San
Mateo County Maple Street Correctional
Facility in California.
The Future of Sustainability: Eclipsing the Building?
By Beverly Prior year on the state of sustainability in
corrections. My musings today are
On Aug. 23, I was part of the exodus generated from conversations at this
from St. Louis, leaving the American ACA congress, ones that offer an
Correctional Associations (ACA) opportunity to question how we think
summer conference along with so many of sustainability in light of emerging
others who descended here for the trends. Lets take a look at current topics
powerful experience of being in the path that in the long term could eclipse the
of the Great American Eclipse. Who building as a driver of sustainability.
knew when this years ACA location
was picked that we would be within Community-Based Solutions
30 miles of totality? And how smart of While correctional and detention
Corizon Health to have eclipse glasses facilities will always have a role in our
as their vendor giveaway? (Turn to pg. society, what if we step back and rethink
30 to read the Correctional News On our approach to dealing with offenders?
Location article from ACA.) Martin Horn, the distinguished
It was a rare and powerful lecturer in corrections at the John Jay
phenomenon, so its only natural that College, City University of New York
it would influence my reflections this was honored at ACA with the Maud
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The Iowa State Penitentiary features
daylighting to help with stress reduction.
Booth Correctional Services Volunteers
of America award. In his acceptance
speech, he challenged us to look at our
current practices of incarceration and
ask ourselves if this kind of supervision
of offenders is what is needed to achieve
rehabilitation and make society safer.
His vision goes beyond the facility
in suggesting that the solution to
recidivism is for offenders to 1. Be drug-
free, 2. Have a home and 3. Have a job
all three at the same time. Can our
communities be more sustainable with
solutions outside of the facility?
Technology
While advances in technology may
create new challenges, there is no
question that technology offers solutions
inmate services in the native language
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that formerly could only be achieved
through building space and hardwiring.
For example, televisions in dayrooms
traditionally generated challenges in
operations, noise, space requirements
and maintenance. Now through
earphones that
can be tuned
into a particular
television or a
handheld device,
noise is virtually
eliminated.
Individual
handheld
devices have
minimal space
impact and
Prior
can also
exponentially
provide educational, entertainment, video
visitation, medical, commissary and other
of the inmate. Our facilities can be more
efficient and less expensive more
sustainable with the use of technology.
Metrics & Model Facilities
The Sustainable Justice Committee
(SJC) of the AIAs Academy of
Architecture for Justice (AAJ) developed
guidelines for sustainable justice that
illustrate the interdependence of the
building with society, community and
humans. At ACA this summer, Erica
Loynd of DLR Group, Bob Schwartz of
HOK and I joined Retired Lieutenant
Dave Titus of San Mateo County to
present detention and corrections
facilities from around the country that are
exemplary in supporting sustainability
that goes beyond the building. (Turn
to pg. 34 to read the Green Design
Roundtable featuring Loynd and
Schwartz.) Core questions are how
the building supports the local justice
system from a preventative, treatment
and re-entry perspective and how, from a
human perspective, the building supports
See Board Member Spotlight, page 10
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health care

Encarteles Sensors Help Control Noise Pollution in Corrections

By Roxanne Squires
There is a discrete, yet evident
correlation between environment and
behavior, with noise pollution seldom
addressed as an issue in correctional
facilities. This is what Scott Moreland,
president of Encartele Inc., is working to
improve by controlling noise and content
in correctional facilities with new, cutting-
edge sensor technologies.
Noise pollution is characterized as
disturbing or excessivenoisethat may
harm the activity or balance of human
or animal life. In jails and prisons, loud
noise is almost unavoidable, and can
stem from multiple sources, including
alarms, yelling and pounding from
inmates, environmental systems, etc.
Prolonged exposure to this excess
noise can eventually lead to multiple
health and behavioral issues. These
issues include irritability, sleep
disturbance, fatigue, hearing impairment,
immune deficiency, hypertension,
headaches, vertigo, high blood pressure,
elevated adrenaline and even increased
risk of heart disease. In return, this
increased irritation combined with
elevated cortisol and adrenaline levels
result in more aggressive behavior, less
inclination to comply and difficulty for
staff in maintaining control and safety
further creating more health problems
and more noise.
Although noise pollution within
correctional facilities has been
acknowledged, it is not widely recognized
and often not seen as an issue in the first
place. Moreland explained that if the
prison system recognized this correlation
and practiced better noise solutions,
recidivism rates could eventually be
lowered as a result.
There is an inherent connection
between the levels of noise and the
behavior of inmates, and in an effort to
be able to assess these future outcomes
of inmate behavior by maintaining and
controlling noise impact or to have a
better understanding of it, you will have
a much better foresight of what could
potentially happen based on the different
noise levels occurring inside the facility,
said Moreland.
Noise pollution is also capable of
affecting different people in different
ways. For female inmates, jail and prison
noise can influence hormonal changes.
This has been especially evident in
pregnant women, and may result in
lower birth weights and birth defects.
For adolescent inmates, noise may be
even more of a problem than their adult
counterparts. With increased hormone
levels and fluctuations during ones
formative years, noise may cause even
more drastic episodes of the health
issues previously addressed, according
to Moreland.
Correctional facilities by design
do not offer a softened acoustic
environment, with jails and prisons being
made mostly of concrete and metal,
ultimately creating what Moreland
describes the acoustics to be akin to that
of standing inside a tunnel.
Moreland explained that, first
and foremost, acoustics are the most
important component in changing a
facility. I think its evident that, if you
can remove the stereotype of noise
associated with being inside a cell
block, it eventually reduces the inherent

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feeling of being caged, for lack of a better term, said people calm down in a sense, Moreland said.

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Moreland.
The prevalence of mental illness among the prison
population is also a major contributing factor. With these
inmates already experiencing irritability and agitation,
high volumes of noise can make it much harder to cope,
further provoking said mental illness and resulting in
misbehavior.
From a noise standpoint, I think you can contribute
to the fact of reducing the amount of recidivism that
occurs inside our prison systems because, if you ask
anybody in corrections what the No. 1 problem is, its
mental health. Noise contributes to the mental health
aspect. And by being able to mitigate or control that
noise, it sets up the ability to produce a better outcome,
said Moreland.
Moreland explained that the most conducive
place to start is by assessing the environment using
investigative tools. Encartele Inc. is working to
incorporate sensors into the correctional system by
measuring noise levels and essentially observing
cause and effect, with the design being made into four
different pillars the information pillar, the behavioral
pillar, the environmental pillar and the interactive pillar.
The environmental pillar, which were in the middle
of developing, focuses on the environmental aspects
of temperature, humidity, noise, light and barometric
pressure. And what we do is take baseline measurements
with sensors that are inside these correctional facilities
and, from those baseline measurements, were able
to create tools that allow jails and prisons to be able
to correlate behavior and events to the environmental
Encartele Inc. is working to improve noise pollution in
correctional facilities with cutting-edge sensor technologies.
conditions surrounding them, said Moreland.
By understanding the level of noise and the
contributing factors during events (such as riots), staff
can eventually learn how to prevent and control those
levels reaching a certain threshold. Also, by controlling
the content with sensor network, facilities can tie
sensors to content delivery based on what the sensors
indicate. Eventually, this can lead to customizing the
types of content put in front of the inmates through a
content broadcasting system. This is what Moreland
called, customized digital science.
You can control the noise by implementing levels of
noise cancellationtype procedures. If we have a noise
sensor that goes above a certain level, then we can have
a noise display to counter balance the noise that makes
There are also ways both new and old facilities
can modify their buildings to be more beneficial in
maintaining noise control. Such solutions for new
facilities include incorporating acoustic materials at
least an inch thick, designing irregularly shaped rooms
and leaving air space behind acoustic materials to
absorb sound. For older facilities, noise can be reduced
by upholstering furniture, adding carpet to high-traffic
areas, adding acoustic materials to ceilings, walls and
near other sources of sound.
Moreland explained that although budgets are
often stretched, the savings in medical supplies, stress
reduction, and overall environmental and attitude
changes will eventually compensate costs of noise-
reducing materials. As a result, reducing noise will not
only help to make healthier inmates, but it will also
potentially establish an increased ability for inmates to
deal with re-entry into society and relieve the stress of
correctional staff in managing their facilities.
In brief, the overall goal of Moreland and Encartele
Inc. is to eventually create the ability to assess, measure
and control noise levels, and establish a core foundation
to help implement noise reduction tools, subsequently
mitigating one of the many challenging facets of
rehabilitating inmates in correctional facilities.
At the end of the day, thats why were doing this
to produce better outcomes, which would result in lower
recidivism rates with people not coming back to jail and
truly impact the whole concept of criminal justice reform.
Criminal justice reform has to start from the inside out,
not from the outside in, concluded Moreland.

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rehabilitation, learning, destressing, de-escalating and
feeling of wellness for inmates and for staff.
Following are examples of some sustainable justice
guidelines, the metrics and model facilities reflected in
community, building and human elements.
Community Scale: Planning Process
Goal: Stakeholder and community involvement.
Metric: Community meetings/interaction including
justice system stakeholders and community groups.
Target: Changes are made based on feedback
received.
Model Facility: San Mateo County Maple Street
Correctional Facility in California. The sheriffs
departments process included extensive community
meetings, which led to negotiation for an alternative
site. Line staff and service providers participated in
envisioning a groundbreaking, innovative facility.
Facility Scale: Outdoor Space for Inmates
Goal: Outdoor space meets stress reduction and
health maintenance needs of all inmates.
Metric: Access, size and quality of spaces.
Target: One-hundred percent of wards have access
to varied recreational equipment, quiet space, and a
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mix of open and rain/sun-shielded areas.
Model Facility: Oregon Youth Authority,
MacLaren Campus. Robust outdoor programs
supplement the rehabilitation program. Counselors can
often achieve breakthroughs in their connections with
the youth in the informal setting of outdoor activities.
Human Scale: Stress Reduction
Goal: Sunlight, daylight and views that cue time of
day, weather conditions and psychological connection
to nature.
Metric: Natural light is introduced to sleeping and
dayroom areas and other areas should have daylight
and/or views of nature. The San Diego County Las Colinas Womens Detention
Facility features a normative environment for inmates.
Target: A view is available for 90 percent of
regularly occupied areas; simulated views are provided
in areas views cannot be provided. Model Project: San Diego County Las Colinas
Model Project: Iowa State Penitentiary. It provides Womens Detention Facility. To create a normative en-
generously sized windows that bring sunlight into the vironment, the majority of the inmates go to a dining
housing units and views out. center for meals. Colors are bright, furnishings are like
those in a university setting creating an uplifting envi-
Human Scale: Normative Environment ronment that cues pro-social behavior.
Goal: Durable, safe, non-institutional environment to
cue pro-social behavior. Wellness: The Next Generation of Green
Metric: Finishes, colors and patterns selection. The International Well-Building Institute has created
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The City of OFallon Justice Center is a state-of-the-art police station and municipal The rest of the first floor consists of offices for police officers as well as a workout facility
court facility that completed construction in September. with showers for the officers and staff of the justice center.

City of OFallon Justice Center Built for the Future

By Rachel Leber
OFALLON, Miss. The City of
OFallon Justice Center is a state-of-the-art
police station and municipal court facility
that completed construction in September
2017 after breaking ground in May 2015.
The new justice center was designed to
meet the needs of a modern police force
and enable the department to grow and
meet projected needs through to 2040.
The Police Facilities Design Group
in Kansas City, Mo. formerly Wilson
Estes Police Architects was the
architect on the project. McCarthy
Building Companies Inc. in St. Louis was
the owner/agent to the city of OFallon
for the project. This 97,000-square-foot
facility had a budget of $28.6 million. As
owner/agent on the project, McCarthy
created a master budget for the city of
OFallon, and completed the project
under budget and on time, according to
Bernie Burtch, senior project manager at
McCarthy Building Companies.
The team was so efficient, according
to Burtch, that the scope of the project
was increased through the timeliness
of the project, accomplishing many
agenda items that the city of OFallon
had originally planned to do in separate
projects in the future. McCarthy was able
to build more space that, while currently
empty and unused, will be available
for future expansion, which will mean
significantly less construction impact in
the future.
In our owner/agent contract, we
strive to provide an exceptional client
experience, said Burtch. As an owner/
agent, we are in a unique position to do
that for them. Bids came in competitive,
and in turn we have been able to upgrade
the facility.
Some of the things the city of OFallon
was particularly pleased with was the
financial responsibility that McCarthy
took in order to maximize the facility, and
its ability to leverage its relationship with
the subcontractor community, according
to Burtch. Working with the city in this
style meant continuous communication
and decision-making collaboratively
between the city and McCarthy, a
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design/construction
Polk County Builds New Jail
By Jessie Fetterling
COLUMBUS, N.C. Construction
on Polk Countys new law enforcement
center in Columbus is currently on
track for a December 2017 completion.
The Polk County facility includes both a
jail and a sheriffs office with a training
facility, crime lab and administration
offices.
Hendersonville, N.C.-based Cooper
Construction Company Inc. has
completed about 45 percent of the project,
with demolition of previous buildings
on the site starting in mid-February.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Moseley Architects
is serving as the architect on the project.
The architecture firm is very familiar with
designing new county jails in the state
after designing facilities in Iredell County
and Orange County.
The current Polk County jail
was built in the early 1970s and was
considered to be too small from the get-
go. Combine that with the fact that the
facility had reached its lifespan, and the
project became a major priority for the
county. The current jail was essentially
considered functionally obsolete and
has not met state guidelines for years,
according to county officials.
The original facility was aged out
and didnt come close to meeting current
detention security standards, said Dan
Mace, AIA, LEED AP, vice president for
Moseley Architects. It was getting to
the point that due to overcrowding and
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deterioration, it was becoming a safety
and security issue for the county. They
made it a priority to address their law
enforcement and detention needs with
this replacement.
Before designing the facility,
Moseley Architects conducted a study of
the current jail and the future needs for
the county. Based on findings from the
study, the new jail is designed for 60 beds
with room for both females and juveniles,
which the current 25-bed facility does
not include. Right now, the county is
required to house females and juveniles
in other counties.
The 38,000-square-foot project
includes brick and concrete masonry
construction with steel framing. The
60-bed detention portion of the facility
includes prefabricated modular steel
cells sized for double occupancy in
indirect podular supervision dayrooms
with recreation yards. Jail operations are
single-level, with no mezzanine housing
floors, according to the architect. The
law enforcement portion contains an
evidence-processing lab and storage,
vehicular evidence-processing bay,
training room, locker rooms, records
storage and administrative offices for
the sheriff, investigations, patrol and
narcotics.
In addition to the jail and sheriffs
office portions, the facility includes a
kitchen and laundry area, enclosed
vehicle sallyport, intake and booking
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room and magistrates offices. The jail is
being built on a 22-acre site that was also
master planned for a future courthouse
and other county buildings.
The law enforcement and detention
facility is located on a beautiful site
overlooking the nearby mountains and
will also serve as the location for a future
replacement courthouse that is master
planned on site, Mace said. As such, the
aesthetics of the design will somewhat
dictate the future architecture of the
campus. Unique design elements of the
Polk County area were integrated into a
contemporary solution that camouflages
its detention function.
Sustainable Initiatives
In an effort to balance both future
operating costs and upfront construction
costs, the county decided to incorporate
certainsustainability features without
seeking formal LEED certification,
according to John Nichols, director of
energy analytics and informed design at
Moseley Architects. Instead, the client
wanted to focus on lowering the energy
as much as possible. Nichols role was
to specifically focus on energy and
water performance and to recommend
strategies that would reduce the countys
utility bills, which is especially important
considering the facilitys 24/7 operations.
Most of our clients dont have
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process that went incredibly smoothly,
according to Burtch.
Features of the new facility include
a detention facility with short-term
holding cells, a courtroom and a 911
center. The new facility has lecture and
presentation spaces that feature a 70-
seat training room, a mechanical and
emergency power system to serve the
building, offices, an evidence storage
room and CSI lab space. An exciting
new element of the new justice center is
a firearms training simulator (F.A.T.S.)
and a firing range. The building also
has a FEMA-rated storm shelter.
The new facility has three levels
underground, first and second floors.
The underground level contains secure
parking for some of the higher ranking
officers and judges, and enables relevant
staff to exit quickly and securely from
the courtroom, according to Burtch.
Also in the basement is the even-stall
indoor firing range. Now officers can
simply go downstairs to a live firing
range where they can practice live fire,
said Burtch a luxury the officers
were not previously afforded in the old
work space.
The first floor is where the
courtroom is located. The detention
facility also has 15 temporary holding
cells that are courtroom-adjacent. These
holding cells are located for easy and
secure transfer for the sake of holding
individuals during court cases. As such,
the cells have few embellishments, with
no beds or kitchen facility. In addition
to the courtroom and holding cells, the
first floor has a main lobby the main
space where the public can come in and
interact with the police department and
courts. The rest of the justice center is
private and secure for the officers and
civilians that work there. The remainder
of the first floor consists of offices for
officers as well as a workout facility with
showers for the police officers and staff
of the justice center.
The design team always had the
officers and public in mind when it
came to design elements of the space,
wanting it to be comfortable and
aesthetically pleasing, according to
Burtch. The front door of the justice
center has two high curtain walls with
glass features to let lots of light in.
The new design upgraded the
facility with ceramic tile on the entire
first floor where the public and officers
interact, giving the justice center more
of a durable finish and longevity as
opposed to paint, according to Burtch.
The hallways have vinyl wall coverings
for added durability and a nicer finish
compared to paint. The fitness room
even has rubber athletic flooring, said
Burtch. Every detail was considered
in the design process. We really wanted
this facility to be state of the art.
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MCI Shirley Builds Sustainable Dining Complex to Meet LEED Silver

By Rachel Leber
SHIRLEY, Mass. The Massachu-
setts Correctional Institute (MCI) in
Shirley is currently in the planning stag-
es for a new 1,400- to 1,500-person kitch-
en and dining complex that will replace
the old one. The new dining complex is
being designed to at least LEED Silver
in accordance with state standards, in
order to create greater energy efficiency
for the institution.
Renovations on the 18,500 square
feet of kitchen and dining space will
be accomplished with a $12 million
budget. SMRT Architects of Andover,
Mass., is the architect designing
Photo Credit (all): SMRT Architects
the project, which is expected to go
out to bid by the end of November.
Construction will likely begin sometime
in spring 2018, with a projected 20-month
construction schedule, according to
Arthur Thompson, principal architect at
SMRT. The existing space was built from
modular components in 1991 and has
outlived its usefulness physically and
falls short from a design and operation
standpoint in relation to security, safety
and efficiency, according to Thompson.
MCI Shirley currently serves
approximately 1,220 inmates with a
capacity for more and is primarily
medically based with 30 to 40 percent of
the inmates using medical devices such

The Massachusetts Correctional Institute (MCI) in Shirley is in the planning stages for a
new 1,400- to 1,500-person kitchen and dining complex that will replace the old one.

as walkers. The median age of inmates
is currently in the 60s, according to
Thompson.
When the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts decided to replace the
current food services at MCI Shirley, they
wanted to be as aggressive as possible at
The new dining complex is being designed to at least LEED Silver in accordance with making the building sustainable, said
state standards. Thompson. SMRTs design has met
the standards of Executive Order 484
calling for a LEED Silverplus approach
and meeting Americans with Disabilities
(ADA) and Massachusetts accessibility
standards.
To help in this area, the design team
has been working with Lori Schroeder
at Bolingbrook, Ill.-based S1 Food
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indispensable to the success of the
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 design/construction

Polk, from page 14 The building will serve the county

for many years, utilizing one building
that tends to result in more money in as a justice complex rather than just a
their budgets that they can turn around jail, said Cristin Cooper, marketing and
and spend on other needs. HR director for Cooper Construction
Nichols said that Moseley Architects Company Inc. For example, [the county] The new law enforce-
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considers everything from heating and plans to have detention employees
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hot water. LED light fixtures can save protecting the streets quickly. and a sheriffs office.
as much as 30 to 50 percent on lighting
energy alone, in addition to decreased
air-conditioning demand, Nichols said.
They also tend to have better lighting
quality than fluorescents and allow staff
to customize their preferred lighting
levels throughout the facility.
Another basic strategy that Nichols
said his company always strives for in
jail projects is reducing the amount
of ventilation airflow when possible,
which can be tricky since most of the
building occupants remain in the facility
overnight. As such, the architecture team
tries to use energy recovery units in an
effort to recover the energythat would
otherwise be lost as air is exhausted
outside of the building.
The other big efficiency strategy
that Moseley Architects incorporates
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water heating used for showering and
kitchen operations. We work with
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Nichols added that there are a lot of
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indoor air quality, acoustics and anything
that makes the indoor environment
more hospitable and inviting not only
benefits the inmates, but also the
officers themselves, Nichols said. Such
measures can significantly improve
inmate behavior, which obviously has a
direct impact on everyone involved.
To pay for the law enforcement
center, the county took out a $13.5 million
loan, which will be paid for by a two-cent
tax increase that voters approved for this
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MCI Shirley, from page 16
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a one-hour window to serve all 1,220
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this many people through a single
dining space in such a short amount
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issues in addition to a stressful dining
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Another special design feature
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The usual open feeding system in the
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Bailey explained that E-building was
constructed in 2007, but it was temporarily
shut down due to a low inmate population.
It was during this period that the jail
decided to replace the original propane-
fired boiler and storage tank.
A local wholesaler suggested
tankless water heaters as one option to
replace the defunct boiler, which was
answered without hesitation on the
jails part. Bailey was extremely open to
the technology having successfully
installed a residential tankless unit in the
past and he began to do his research.
Tankless water heaters use a powerful
burner to quickly heat incoming water to
the set point temperature. They activate
only when a fixture is turned on and
cease heating once it is off. This ensures
energy efficiency and lower fuel costs
because the heater is not constantly
firing on and off to heat stored water.
Furthermore, the per-unit costs for
the tankless equipment were actually
lower than those for the storage-tank
alternative Bailey was considering. With
all this in mind, he ultimately opted for
the tankless equipment. The final design
involved installing multiple tankless
units, which would ensure that even if
one failed, there would be enough hot
water produced to meet the jails needs.
E-building Installation
Bailey decided to install eight,
199,900 BTU, propane-fired tankless
water heaters in E-building back in 2013.
Unit redundancy was very important
to me because it offered the certainty
that there would always be sufficient hot
water, he said.
The building also had an existing
hot-water recirculation system to which
the new water heaters were connected,
further enhancing system performance.
Jared Taylor, of locally based Southern
Plumbing, was ultimately contracted to
do the installation in June 2013. Part of the
job involved choosing a venting system
for the water heaters. The building was
constructed with pre-stressed concrete
and had one exhaust hole serving the
boiler. To avoid the complicated and
costly process of drilling individual
vents through the wall, it was decided
to common vent the eight water heaters
through the existing exhaust aperture.
We ended up installing an exhaust
fan to prevent emissions backflow into
the room, said Taylor. The installation
itself went smoothly and was completed
in less than two weeks.
Although the exhaust fan added to the
total installed cost, Bailey said that there
were significant savings on the water
heaters themselves over storage tank-
type alternatives. Having spent $63,397
on the eight tankless water heaters, we
saved around $14,000 over tank water
heaters, explained Bailey.
Indeed, the lower cost of tankless
is what allowed the jail to install eight
heaters. Bailey admits that had they
installed tank-style heaters, they could
have budgeted only for six.
Upgrading C-building
These savings made such an
impression that when it came time in
February 2015 to replace another boiler
in C-building, which can house up to 120
inmates, Bailey had zero hesitation about
choosing tankless water heaters.
Financial savings in equipment and
energy efficiency were once again the
main incentive to go tankless for Bailey.
The other factor was that the small size
of the room did not easily allow for bulky
commercial tank heaters. For example,
the previous boiler had to be stripped
to pieces prior to removal because the
room had actually been constructed
around it. The tankless units compact
size eliminated this problem.
The water heaters in C-building
needed to serve the jails non-stop
laundry operation as well as 15 showers
and 35 sinks. The additional hot water
required by the laundry led to the
decision to install a 119-gallon storage
tank, in addition to six water heaters.
Unlike in E-building, the heaters
in C-building did not require common
venting. In C-building, we were able to
vent all of the units individually, three
through one penetration and three
through another, reducing the total
cost, said Taylor.
The installation, which spanned two
days with a crew of three to four, had
to be coordinated so as not to frustrate
the jails laundry process, which
continued to operate in its same space.
Post-installation, Southern Plumbing
continues to remain involved by
performing annual descaling and other
maintenance check-ups on both tankless
systems. Equipment cost savings in
C-building were once again significant,
totaling roughly $36,000, and the ability
to individually vent the system saved
additional funds.
Jason Fleming serves as vice president
sales and marketing for Noritz
America, based in Fountain Valley,
Calif.
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Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex Underway
By Daedalus Howell
THIBODAUX, La. Lafourche Parish is in the
heart of Louisianas Cajun Bayou, and its known for
its gumbo, mysterious swamps and unapologetic
Cajun culture, according to its visitors bureau website.
Someday, it might also be known for its state-of-the-art
correctional complex.
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Last year, officials hosted a groundbreaking
ceremony for the $42 million, 134,000-square-foot
Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex (LPCC). Baton
Rouge, La.-based GraceHebert Architects and Duplantis
Design Group of Thibodaux designed the new 600-bed,
direct supervision facility, which will feature a more
open floor plan for increased security. The complex is
slated to open in August 2018 and comes as a result of a
rigorous creative process.
We approached it a little differently, said Adam
Fishbein, partner and architect at GraceHebert
Architects. The client had some really strong ideas
about not doing what the standard is in corrections and
kind of pushing the envelope.
That client was Sheriff Craig Webre. Twenty-five
years ago, Webre took his oath of office as the new
sheriff of Lafourche Parish, which had been battling a
longtime incumbent and a swarm of federal indictments
and local investigations. Then, only 30 years old, Webre
was one of the youngest sheriffs to ever hold office
in Louisiana, but he was driven and had a vision that
persists through the new correctional complex. Sheriff
Webre has long lambasted the present jail, which was
built in 1976, as both overcrowded and outdated.
He was a champion for this process, said Fishbein
of the sheriffs dogged, hands-on approach. He fought
to get the tax passed and was able to get it done. He
was adamant that we were going to do it a certain way,
and we fell right into that line and really appreciated
all the input from him and his staff. Throughout the
whole design process, he had a jail transition team that
constituted between 10 and 15 participants from all
different parts of the operation that they currently have
with an advocate from each area.
The result is a new jail located on a 42-acre property
within walking distance from the parishs existing 245-
bed correctional facility. The LPCC is a 120,000-square-
foot, 600-bed development that facilitates everything
from intake processing, work release and video
visitation as well boasting a medical unit, kitchen and
classroom space for rehabilitation.
Though correctional officials had initially considered
other sites within the parish, Thibodaux proved to be
the most cost-efficient and convenient location given
its proximity to where inmates appear in local courts.
Construction was overseen by Jim Brown, director
of preconstruction services at W.G. Yates & Sons
Construction in Biloxi, Miss.
He was very adamant that this facility be direct
supervision, and it will be, said Fishbein of the sheriffs
desire to embrace contemporary inmate management.
The direct supervision model forgoes isolating inmates
in cells in a linear fashion and instead clusters them in
around a central monitoring area. As a result, inmates
spend the majority of their time sharing common areas
where corrections personnel can continuously monitor
their behavior and directly interact as necessary.
But theres always a fallback position if they have to
go to indirect and ways to accommodate that as well,
Fishbein added.
As a firm, GraceHebert had copious experience
designing correction and justice facilities. Likewise,
Duplantis Design Group was responsible for several
successful architecture and engineering projects
throughout the parish. During the project, however, the
sheriff and his staff maintained their presence and input.
We discussed everything that occurs from the
moment an offender enters the jail to the moment
they are released from the jail, recalled Major Marty
Dufrene, the sheriff departments special projects
coordinator, who is overseeing the completion of the new
jail. The jail consultant compiled all the information in a
narrative, and the design firm applied square footage to
the concept. We met a few times to review, evaluate and
modify spaces.
Beginning in August 2015, the Lafourche Parish
Sheriffs Office staff, the design firms, project manager
and jail consultant met for six, eight-hour days,
The new LPCC is a 600-
bed development that
will feature a more open
floor plan for increased
security.
scheduled over a four-week period, to discuss the various
programming initiatives. By the following September,
the design was finalized and, as Sheriff Webre told The
Lafourche Gazette, Its clear they share our passion for
corrections, and I have no doubt they will design a first-
class facility for Lafourche Parish.
In October 2015, the designers began working on
schematic design reflective of their clients unique
needs.
Its predominantly client-driven, said Fishbein. Its
really the philosophy of whoevers in charge. They had
some strong beliefs, and they had visited a lot of places,
and we tried to instill all that in this new facility. We spent
quite a bit of design effort on library space and classroom
space, and the medical component is very nice.
From the beginning, the sheriffs department did its
research and made its vision clear it wanted to provide
and ensure a safe, secure, efficient and constitutional,
new-generation facility. Not only was the facility
intended to serve and protect the community not to
mention the staff and the inmates its entire raison
dtre is to return a productive citizen to the Lafourche
Parish community through the use of technology,
innovative and comprehensive rehabilitative and re-
entry initiatives.
The jail team met a number of times in Thibodaux
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Sheriff Craig Weber was committed to creating a direct supervision facility wherein The project is expected to receive LEED certification for its sustainable design, energy
inmates share common areas. efficiency, and extracurricular farming and compost programs.

and at GraceHeberts office, tweaking
the design and footprint of the new
LPCC. This is a painstaking process to
project the most efficient and necessary
space needed to accomplish the
numerous functions, which occur daily in
corrections, and to incorporate proactive
programs to release productive citizens,
said Dufrene.
[The sheriff] was really interested in
open spaces, Fishbein added. He has a
strong philosophy of putting people back
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to work, and this facility is a reflection
of that.
Dufrene echoed the sentiment in
a statement made to the Daily Comet
newspaper in January. Too often, jails
warehouse inmates, and were not looking
at doing that anymore. Thats what were
presently doing, basically, Dufrene said.
We want to give them the opportunity to
make themselves better so when they get
out, they dont re-offend.
Though the direct supervision model
is thought to contribute to a reduction
in recidivism, Fishbein said the facilitys
design is dynamic enough to pivot
should future leadership pursue another
supervision tack.
We recognize that, long term, this
sheriff wont be the sheriff forever and
that somebody else has to come in and
operate it after they leave. So, we leave
as much flexibility in the designs as
possible, so if they have a different
management style or philosophy, then
the facilities can accommodate multiple
ways of operating, said Fishbein.
Meanwhile, the project is expected
to receive LEED certification thanks to
its sustainable design, energy efficiency,
and extracurricular farming and compost
programs. Fishbein is hopeful the
certification could reach Gold status.
We have a very good working
relationship with our architect design team
and are pleased with their performance,
said Dufrene.

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tech watch

Combating Perimeter Threats Through Video Analytics

By Alex and Dorothy Fox
Video analytics promises to be a highly
effective and popular perimeter security
technology for corrections application.
Unlike the perimeter detection systems
most commonly used in correctional
facilities, video analytics offers the power
of preemption of imminent threats. The
technology provides immediate detection
and visual alert of scenarios staff need
to respond to quickly and document
for future investigative purposes. Its
not intended to be the sole means of
perimeter security, however, but rather
as a force multiplier to augment existing
systems such as fences, microwaves,
taut wire, seismic systems and pressure
sensitive fiber optics. Combining more
than one type of system significantly
improves mitigation of vulnerabilities in
the perimeter.
Video analytics has gained traction
in recent years, largely due to creative
and well-informed policy makers and
managers who are thinking outside
the box.Another reason is that video
surveillance systems have improved
significantly and are much more
effective than in the past. Cameras are
now very sensitive and sophisticated
and more capable of integrating video
analytics software. Another factor is that
correctional facilities now have much
more advanced infrastructure that is
better able to support the software.These
elements have been perfected to the
point that video analytics has become a
truly viable solution.
Video analytics is not a new idea.
It is currently being used by the
military, government entities and the
private sector for high asset facilities.
Video analytics within corrections has
numerous creative applications, but the
most widespread is the establishment of
internal boundaries to prevent escapes.
Video analytics does not refer to the
camera itself. Nor is it a motion detector.
Instead, its software embedded into a
smart camera. The technology uses
sophisticated algorithms to analyze live
and previously recorded video to identify
anomalies and trends in the images.
Prior to installing video analytics
systems, vulnerable areas of the perimeter
that are susceptible to penetration are
identified. A virtual fence line or border
is then set up by the system. This is
typically placed a good distance from the
actual physical perimeter and serves as
an additional barrier an inmate would
have to cross to reach the fence.
The system triggers an alarm when
the protected zone is breached. Video
analytics goes far beyond identifying
simple movement across the invisible
perimeter, which is what makes it so
valuable. The technology uses artificial
intelligence to identify threats based on
complex actions such as the direction
of an individuals movement, size of
objects, behavioral patterns and other
anomalies. These and other factors are
pre-programmed to constitute a threat to
the perimeter.
Additionally, a number of video
analytics cameras are strategically placed
along the perimeter. They continuously
record all activity within the virtual
boundary and feed live video to the
control room. This is in stark contrast to
common fence alarms that only trigger
an alert when actual contact is made with
the fence. With video analytics, staff are
notified well before the inmate is able to
get anywhere near the fence. Detection
at this early point provides staff the
opportunity to respond much quicker to
an escape attempt. This may allow them
to prevent it rather than just react after
the fact.
One might describe the perimeter
as the weakest link in security and
vulnerable to outside intrusions. Video
analytics systems are increasingly being
used to mitigate against external threats
and breaches. These days our concern
is not just inmates breaking out but also
contraband being introduced from the
outside. In modern times, breaches from
the outside are a legitimate problem with
well-documented occurrences.
There have been many incidents
of inmates being aided by outside
accomplices throwing contraband over
the perimeter fence such as escape
implements, drugs and, most commonly,
cell phones for inmates to retrieve at
a later point. Conventional perimeter
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in the protected zone, persons moving
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over the wall, can all be programmed to
trigger an alert.
One drawback of standard cameras
is that even if there is a monitor in the
control center, staff members would only
note suspicious activity if they happen
to be looking at it. The notion that staff
can keep constant eye contact with
multiple monitors without disruption is
clearly unrealistic. Other staff-intensive
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patrols. While video analytics cannot
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significantly reduce the need for such
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Basketball courts and a gymnasium are just a few
examples of how the facility works like a school campus.
SUSTAINABLE JUSTICE CHANGES
THE FUTURE FOR JUVENILES
Los Angeles Countys new juvenile justice center integrates Care for All method in LEED Silver design
By Jessie Fetterling
LOS ANGELES Countys Campus Kilpatrick opened its doors
to juvenile inmates in July 2017, providing a
school campuslike atmosphere intended to have a positive impact on juveniles and
society at large.
This is truly a community-based, long-term solution thats hopefully going to
have a huge impact on the life of kids in L.A. County, said Andrew Cupples, AIA,
principal and global justice design leader for DLR Group, the architect on the project
based locally.
Nestled in the Malibu Hills outside of Los Angeles, the juvenile justice center
acts like a full school for the about 80 juvenile offenders it houses on average (even
though its capacity is 120). Construction on the project began in October 2015, and
locally headquartered Bernards served as the general contractor in partnership with
DLR Group on the design-build project.
Campus Kilpatrick was designed to be just that: a campus. All project stakeholders
Probation, Education, Mental Health and the Department of Public Works
actively worked on developing a vision for a new paradigm for juvenile justice that
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Los Angeles Countys Campus
Kilpatrick opened its doors to
juvenile inmates in July 2017.
The control room on the public side has
sliding windows, which gives the ability for
staff and the public to have interaction.
emphasized treating youth offenders.
The juvenile justice center provides housing and program space for moderate- to
high-risk juvenile offenders. Its highlighted by housing in five residential cottages
each of which is a duplex unit with two, 12-bed housing areas. Each cottage
includes laundry, admin and support, and counseling as well as recreation areas and
group living spaces to further encourage sharing and friendship. Across from the
cottages is a student commons for dining in addition to a pool, basketball courts and
library that make the facility a functioning campus. The idea being that the campus
will foster a culture of care that allows juveniles to succeed and avoid returning to
the corrections system.
The facility also includes offices for probation staff; security administration with
conference rooms, central control, communications, intake/release/transportation
and public waiting; staff support space with sleeping rooms, restrooms and showers;
and medical or mental health services with nursing stations and medical observation.
The educational space provides comprehensive high school and vocational training
as well as helps foster college-bound students.

The gymnasium features real-wood flooring.
This is a gentler, more therapeutic small-group setting that we call the L.A.
Model to provide an environment where the kids can be rehabilitated and treated,
said Vince Yu, capital projects program manager for L.A. County Department of
Public Works. It will help them create a new vision for their lives so that they dont
need to recycle through the system anymore.
Adapting the Missouri Model
What L.A. County has dubbed the L.A. Model is technically a variation of the
Missouri Model, a juvenile justice reform model created in the state of Missouri that
has proven successful over the last 30 years. (For more on juvenile justice design,
turn to pg. 40.) This latest variation was developed by the L.A. County Probation
Department to help improve outcomes for youth, the community and society
by offering small-group living and program settings that emphasize education,
vocational skills and intervention in an effort to reduce recidivism.
When taking on the Kilpatrick project, L.A. County wanted to focus on addressing
concerns regarding treatment of juveniles in the system and addressing what that
system should look like in the future, according to Cupples. It became about this
notion of care for all, Cupples said. Creating a new facility became a way to totally
envision the system in an effort to help reduce recidivism for juveniles and help keep
them out of the adult system.
Totaling 65,000 square feet, the juvenile justice center replaces a 50-year-old
juvenile detention facility. In fact, most of the current juvenile facilities in L.A. County
date back to the 1960s and 1970s, and their designs were driven by the philosophy of
custody and control. In these facilities, juveniles wear uniforms, walk in a single line
and are managed under more of a boot-camp philosophy.
In contrast, the culture of care starts with the fact that most of these juveniles
have a huge history of trauma, Cupples said. Ninety-three percent have at least one
or more traumatic experiences, with higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder
than soldiers returning from Iraq, according to background information developed
by the Department of Probation. The old L.A. model just extended that trauma.
facility of the month
The student commons is for dining
and visiting and is even supported
by a culinary arts program.
Across from the cottages is a student commons for
dining in addition to a pool, basketball courts and
library that make the facility a functioning campus.
Photo Credit (all): Chip Allen
L.A. Countys adaptation of the Missouri Model ensures a small, safe, youth-
focused and community-oriented facility thats based on a philosophy that emphasizes
care in custody, more than control, in an effort to help kids succeed. One of the first
implications of this: the students wear their own clothes as an incentive, and staff
does not wear probation uniforms.
The L.A. Model takes the Missouri Model one step further and adapts the
way we do business, Yu said. Kids in the Missouri Model stay together and eat
together in the same residential building. We work with the L.A. Office of Education
to maintain a school at the facility. Its important that we make sure they get used to
the idea of going to school.
School-Like Programming
At Campus Kirkpatrick, that means juveniles stay together in the housing units,
but then go to school just like typical students their age would. Its designed to
build trust between staff and juveniles by starting with the housing units that focus
on small groups, allowing for constant supervision and interaction, Cupples said.
The new campus doesnt even have one strand of razor ribbon because the security
is transparent.
The key was to create an open campus, Cupples said. Right beside the 12-bed
housing areas, you see the support building, and across the yard is the commons.
This was a design-build delivery, and originally the county planned to use the
gymnasium for dining, for visiting and just about everything, but we worked with
Bernards to include a more welcoming student commons instead as the heart of
the facility.
What we did was create a much more normative environment, like the typical
California school around a courtyard, continued Cupples. The student commons
is for dining and visiting and is even supported by a culinary arts program. [The
facility] acts like a full school and was designed with the intent to be integrated as a
school to offer a more normal day with 24-7 programming for kids.
That programming allows the kids to engage in typical high school classes such
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facility of the month
Each residential cottage includes recreation areas and group
living spaces to further encourage sharing and friendship.
as arts for incarcerated youth, a culinary
arts program, intramural sports and
other vocational training. Anticipated
for a January 2018 debut, the culinary
arts program is a big component at the
facility with a full commercial kitchen for
juveniles to learn to work. A gymnasium
with real-wood flooring and even a
theater add to that, and future plans call
for adding a garden to the site to produce
food, which is currently in the very initial
feasibility phase, according to Yu.
[The facility] is almost like a
mountain retreat, with high ceilings and
an airy environment, Yu said. I wouldnt
mind spending some time there myself.
Its such a nice setting, and we believe we
provided the right setting for healing.
Using the notion of creating public
access and transparency, the community
can be a part of the education program
as well, as the commons area serves as
a space where visitation can happen.
Even the control room on the public side
has sliding windows, which gives the
ability for staff and the public to have
interaction, according to Cupples.
The whole concept is to help kids
realize they are important people and
to know that this is a time where they
can look beyond [their current state],
Yu added.
The sallyport, too, incorporates lots
of plants and natural lighting, limiting
the notion that the juveniles or visitors
are going into a box. Potted plants of
bamboos and ficus create an environment
that steers away from that notion of a
secure sallyport. Typically, you go into a
closed slamming door vestibule, Cupples
said. We wanted to emphasize from the
outset that this place is, in fact, different.
Even as you go in through the
sallyport, you have a view of the campus,
Cupples added. The student commons
is seen as the heart of the campus, used
for visiting and dining, so we used a lot
of heavy timber mixed with windows to
maximize transparency in that setting.
Designed for LEED Silver
The project is currently on track to
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achieve LEED Silver, which was
mandated by the county, according
to Gregg Williams, AIA, principal at
DLR Group. The windows have high-
performance glass; there are variable
refrigerant flow units to provide for
efficient use of energy; and light fixtures
are all LED. The county also opted
to incorporate solar lighting into the
vocational classroom as well as in the
gymnasium, and the architecture team
designed the roof for PV expansions in
the future, another requirement of the
California code.
In general, everything was focused
on getting a maximum amount of LEED
points, Williams added.
All the landscaping is also indigenous
to the Malibu area, which the landscape
architect really emphasized. In fact, the
sustainable landscaping and maintenance
of the landscaping most of which is
drought resistant will be developed
as part of the facility programming.
There are also boxes of herb planters
for the culinary program to grow its own
vegetables.
The biggest design challenge on
the project was that the site was fairly
limited, according to Cupples. That, and
the county had to work with the agency
approval process. Since the project was
located within the coastal commission
zone, the county had to coordinate with
lots of agencies, which took awhile,
according to Felicia Yang, architect at L.A.
County Department of Public Works.
For the county, transition and
activation also posed a challenge,
Cupples added. The county moved from
older facilities organized around the idea
of custody and control into a whole new
paradigm of how to treat juveniles.
Theyve done a tremendous job
of reducing the population that has to
go to residential treatment, Cupples
said. Theyve done a great job of
implementing programs to keep most
kids in the community, so that the kids
left are the ones who have multiple
traumas and have difficulty dealing with
trauma. Its about providing kids a safe
environment so that they can open up to that using architecture and a vision,
new opportunities; one kid even spoke Yu said. Its more colorful; its more
at the dedication about how the system residential, more lively, less institutional.
helped him see that theres a future. He Even the way the kids are dressed and the
plans to get a law degree and plans to fact that they have access to a controlled
come back and participate in justice. Wi-Fi environment communicates to the
youth that theyre important.
Beyond the Building We want to look beyond whats
The building is just the background built and whats the program, Yu
and the setting for the program, according continued. What we also want to look
to Yu. The process of producing the at is the number of individuals project
building to collaboration really helps management folks, the design builder,
make this L.A. Model or vision more the advocates and even some of the kids
energized, he said. Its the staff training who graduated from the system and
that really changes how kids are being see a clear case in collaboration where
processed and treated, and thats the real we actually do believe in this cause.
change that were trying to achieve. Its truly the passion and belief that we
Yu continued that the whole notion collectively could do something great
of the L.A. Model is to allow the youth and make a difference. Thats what
to feel like they are important, that they distinguishes this project from others
are respected and that they can achieve weve worked on; thats why everyones
dreams and their visions for life. The raving about the project because we truly
whole campus design is to communicate have outdone ourselves. n
project data
Facility Name: Los Angeles County Campus Kilpatrick
Facility Type: Juvenile Justice Center
Construction Budget: $38 million
Number of Beds: 120
Area (square feet): 65,000
Start Date: October 2015
Completion Date: July 2017
Owner/Operator: Los Angeles County, California
Owner Representative: Vincent Yu/Felicia Yang
Project Manager: Gregg Williams
Architect: DLR Group
Civil/Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Mechanical/Plumbing/Electrical Engineer: P2S Engineering
Security Electronics Engineering: Next Generation
General Contractor: Bernards
Security Electronics Contractor: Argyle Security Inc.
product data
Video Surveillance: SAMSUNG/Salient
Intercom/Communications Systems: Harding/Quam
Touch Screen Access/Control Systems: Omron/Dell/ELO/Sielox/
HID/Wonderware
Security Fencing: Merchants Metals
Security Glazing: Global
Detention Accessories: Acorn
Building Management System: Johnson Controls
Fire Suppression System: Grinnell/Tyco
Smoke Detection System: Edwards
Roofing: Firestone TPO/Boral Tile Roofing
Insulation: Firestone/Owens Corning
Landscape/Irrigation Systems: Rainmaster/Netafim
Food Service Equipment: Continental, Cleveland, Garland,
Manitowok, Convotherm, Hobart, Insinger, Salvagor, Berner, Metro
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in Cuba continues as President Donald population, with 41 detainees remaining planning $500 million in new construction The Department of Defense has okayed
Trumps administration attempts to when he left office, according to The at the Guantanamo Bay Navy Base. That the request, and committees in both
draft a new executive order on handling New York Times. includes a $250 million replacement chambers of Congress supported it. If
terrorism detainees and expanding use Even though President Trump claims hospital and barracks for 848 prison Congress supports funding, at least the
of the prison as a result. to bring detainees back to the prison, the troops as well as a 13,000-migrant barracks would be ready by 2021.
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on location

The Gateway City Connects People Near & Far at ACA Summer
By Torrey Sims Claffy, president of Willowbrook, Ill.-based Cortech, a

ST. LOUIS Although Judy Garland probably
didnt expect her song, Meet me in St. Louis, to
welcome correctional professionals across the country
on a humid weekend in August 2017; nonetheless, the
American Correctional Associations (ACA) 147th annual
Congress of Correction took place at Americas Center
Convention Complex in St. Louis Aug. 18-22, when
hundreds of attendees and exhibitors filled the exhibit
floor and saw the latest-and-greatest industry products
and services displayed.
In addition to showcasing company offerings, the
ACA event also served as a way to connect both old
and new colleagues around a common theme in the
industry: bettering the correctional environment. Of
the exhibitors, the main sponsors for the event included
Securus Technologies, Western Union, Union Supply,
Horace Small, 3M, CorrectRx, Aramark, GEO Group,
CoreCivic, Gilead, Corizon, NaphCare, Centurion,
Correctional Management Institute of Texas, Wexford
Health and Justice Federal Credit Union. Many of
Awards
furniture line for corrections on display.
Each year, ACA honors a member of the associ-
ation with its E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement
Award. This year, the honor was bestowed upon
James A. Gondles. Gondles is the former executive
director of ACA, but his career in corrections spans
nearly 40 years. He has served in many facets
of the industry, most notably as sheriff of Arling-
ton County, Va., from 1979 to 1983, where he
was then re-elected and served until 1987 before
becoming the executive director of ACA. He was
presented the prestigious E.R. Cass Correctional
Achievement Award on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at an
awards banquet and ceremony in the convention
center.
the exhibitors expressed their excitement at seeing
corrections in a more holistic and rehabilitative way. Joe
correctional furniture manufacturer, has been at the
forefront of this change with his design of a normative
One of the most progressive changes in the
correctional environment is the trend towards a more
normalized environment, explained Claffy.
The use of vibrant interior colors for furnishings
and finishes addresses the needs of the behavioral and
mental health component of inmate populations, and
the general population as well, he said.
Show Floor
The event is structured with industry breakout
sessions throughout the five-day event and two full days
of exhibit hall hours, on Monday, Aug. 20, and Tuesday,
Aug. 21. In addition to session presentations and the
exhibit hall, the ACA event also serves as a time for those
in the association to attend affiliate, chapter, committee
and council meetings. Those in the association are also
offered opportunities to earn continuing education
units and to take certification exams during the event.

The summer ACA event took

place from Aug. 18-22 in St.
Louis, while the next event
takes place in winter 2018 in
Orlando, Fla.

Attendees and exhibitors from across the

country came to the ACA event in St. Louis to
showcase new products and services and
network with new and existing colleagues.

This years ACA event fell on

the same day as the Great
Cortech was among the many exhibitors American Eclipse, and many
at the event, showcasing its normative attendees and exhibitors took
furniture line. a brief break to experience
the phenomenon.

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Along with a general consensus of
bettering correctional environments,
a big focus on correctional health care
could be seen from the floor to the
ceilings (with special health care section
banners being hung above the trade
show floor) at the event. Not only were
many of the sponsors in the correctional
health care sector, but a health care
reception, special session and luncheon
were also provided on Aug. 18 and 19,
respectively.
westward when it comes to corrections
as well, as many projects continue to
take place in California, including the
recently completed Kilpatrick Juvenile
Center in Los Angeles County, which is
highlighted in this issues Facility of the
Month section on pg. 26.
During the event, Andrew Cupples,
AIA, principal and global justice design
leader for the national architecture firm
DLR Group presented on the juvenile
center project and how the design of the
facility is bettering the environment for
young offenders.
This facility sets a new model
for restorative juvenile justice, said
Marsha Crockett, national justice + civic
marketing manager, senior associate at
the Seattle office of DLR Group.
The overall theme of the event was
echoed by the informative presentations,
innovative exhibitors and motivated
attendees, all wanting to make an
impact in the bettering of correctional
environments.
For more information about the event,
please visit www.aca.org. Correctional
News will be in attendance for the next
ACA show in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 5-9,
2018. We hope to see you there.

Host City
As the event took place in St. Louis,
it was only natural to have a networking
event at the Budweiser factory. Attendees
of the sponsored outing (hosted by
Oldcastle, Dewberry, CGL, Cortech,
Cornerstone, Kenall, Thermomass,
Willoughby and Global Security Glazing)
on Aug. 20, were able to experience not
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green technology

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Iris and retina scanners are leaving science fiction and entering correctional facilities. An airline passenger uses the new fingerprint scanner, similar to ones that can track
inmates.

Science Fiction Goes to Prison Thanks to Biometrics

By Daedalus Howell geometries, the distinct patterns of their retinas and irises, Bertillon, however, wasnt the only practitioner of
the signature of voice waves and, of course, DNA. Some this emerging field. Among the other early advocates for
For those whose only experience of prison comes biometric measurements even include the idiosyncratic the possibilities of biometric identification was a British
from binging jail-themed shows on Netflix, they might way a person smells. Moreover, biometrics go hand in magistrate stationed in India, Sir William Herschel,
be surprised to learn that life on the inside is more hand with the advances enabled by the Digital Age. who ascertained fingerprints could be used to identify
akin to science fiction than melodrama. Much of this is individuals. A method for classifying fingerprints was
thanks to increased use of biometric technology, which Biometric Background Check later developed by Sir Francis Galton, which was first
can be used for everything from inmate and visitor The concepts that inform contemporary biometrics used in a crime-solving scenario in 1892 by Argentinian
management, to inmate records management, and date back to at least the 1800s. A Persian anthropologist detective Juan Vucetich, who successfully identified
movements and transfers. and police desk clerk, Alphonse Bertillon, was among the print of a murderess, who later confessed when
Simply put, biometric identification is any means the first to perceive that biology and identity shared confronted with the evidence.
by which an individual can be uniquely identified by huge overlaps. Bertillon pioneered what became known Even crime fiction, long before the advent of
evaluating one or more distinguishing biological traits. as anthropometry, a means by which measurements of television shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Among any given persons potential unique identifiers are the body are systematically classified and compared used early biometrics to point the finger, if not the
their fingerprints, the specifics of their hand and earlobe resulting in an individual profile. fingerprint, at criminals. Mark Twain gets the credit for
The process, eventually known as Bertillonage, first invoking the nascent practice in his serialized story
also involved recording shapes of the body in Puddnhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins,
relation to their movements and distinctions on in which a savvy young lawyer (despite his idiotic
CAN YOU AFFORD the bodys surface such as birthmarks, scars nickname) finds his hobby collecting local citizens
AN ESCAPE FROM and tattoos. Bertillon estimated that the odds of fingerprints on glass slides useful to exonerate a client.
duplicate records were 286,435,456 to one if at It would take a decade for Sir Conan Doyles Sherlock
YOUR FACILITY? NO. Exposes Inmates hiding in
least 14 identifying traits were used. Still, it was Holmes to get hip to the new forensic methodology by
CAN YOU AFFORD vehicles by detecting their
a clumsy, often imprecise practice due to the way of bloody thumbprint in 1903.
heartbeat vibrations.
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MICROSEARCH Sallyports with easy to use, measurements. Two evaluators working with the adopted for criminal investigations and has persisted as
HEARTBEAT compact portable units. same subject would often come up with different part of the arrest procedure the world over ever since.
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accurate results in the culprit was a twin would throw the whole 21st Century Biometrics & Beyond
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modern biometric capabilities have far security-conscious world, where facial some form of biometric identification into As the technology inevitably
surpassed 19th century fiction. By the recognition is installed at many airports, their inmate management procedures. advances and costs come down,
1990s, computers and scanners had let alone baked into your Facebook Fingerprint scanners have been corrections professionals will likely
become sophisticated enough to enable experience for identifying friends in implemented into an increasing number see an array of biometrics applications
biometric identification on an entirely photos, chances are that ubiquity will of prisons in both the U.S. and U.K. to come to market from full body
new level. lead to a leveling in costs. help control and track the movement of scanners to perhaps reading a persons
In 1994, John Daugman, British- A decade hence, reverberations of inmates and visitors. The scanners have unique brainwave signature. Until then,
American professor of computer vision the study are still being felt as many even been used to aid in the distribution inmates can just give their CO the finger
and pattern recognition at the University correctional facilities have incoprerated of medications to those in treatment. (pun very much intended).
of Cambridge, patented the basis for
iris recognition and its underlying
computer vision algorithms. Daugmans
contribution built upon work others had
begun in the 1950s, when it was first
discovered the markings of the iris are
as individually distinctive as fingerprints.
This resulted in a Cambrian explosion of
iris-scanning technology companies that
licensed Daugmans protocols and set the
stage for modern biometric applications.
By the early 2000s, the National
Institute of Justice (NIJ) started testing
the use of biometrics, including iris
scanning, at the United States Naval
Consolidated Brig in Charleston, S.C.
Through the course of a three-year
study, a bevy of biometric methods
were examined facial, voice, hand
geometry, fingerprints and retinal
scanning, which is a different ocular
measurement requiring low-energy
infrared light projected into a subjects
eye as opposed to the video-driven
process of iris scanning.

Digits vs. Digital

The $1 million project was a
collaboration between NIJ, the U.S.
Navys Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Center, and the U.S. Department of
Defense Biometrics Management Office
(yes, we have one). The purpose of the
study was to understand and improve
how inmate movements are tracked
within incarceration environments. In a
2006 report on the study, the NIJ found
that the fingerprint recognition method,
now used in conjunction with hand
geometry, was judged to work best at the
Charleston brig.
Apparently, the combination of
old-school fingerprinting and new-
fangled hand scanning allowed for
rapid movement of inmates through the
gates, which the report acknowledged
was a prime consideration when
corrections specialists are moving 50
or more prisoners at once from housing
or work areas to the galley at mealtime.
Fingerprint readers were also easier
to use and more durable than other
readers.
Price was also a factor at the
time, iris, retinal and facial scanning was
about twice the cost. In our post 9-11,

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green design roundtable

Paving the Road to Sustainable Justice
By Jessie Fetterling
Green building has essentially
become industry standard in most
building markets. Even the corrections
market has coined the term sustainable
justice to describe the idea of building
safer, more efficient facilities.
In this green design roundtable,
Correctional News spoke with Erica
Loynd, senior associate, architect, WELL
AP, for DLR Group; Bob Schwartz,
group vice president, HOK; and Ryan
Critchfield, AIA, vice president, CGL
Companies, about the latest green design
topics trending in the market.
Q: When do you think the shift
into green building happened in the
correctional/justice market?
Loynd: I believe the U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC) has had the
most significant impact to green building
in correctional and justice markets
because they advocated for government
standards to base design on minimum
benchmarks. Unfortunately, because
the sustainable goals of LEED did not
address the actual environments of
detention and correction buildings, it
was hard to identify specific features
that really drove high-performance
buildings. So, clients and designers
had to implement less impactful and
sometimes unnecessary criteria just to
receive points.
Schwartz: I agree that I think the
major shift came with the development
of LEED requirements by the USGBC
coupled with higher code energy
requirements and greater public
awareness.
Critchfield: In the mid-2000s, there
was a real push toward high-performance
buildings and LEED in federal courts
projects through the GSA Design
Excellence Program, which really drove
the market for court facilities in the green
building direction. CGLs (formerly Ricci
Greene Associates) first LEED court
project opened in 2002. In the corrections
market, however, the push came from a
different grassroots movement to reform
the criminal justice system. Private
Foundation initiatives like JDAI (Juvenile
Detention Alternatives to Incarceration)
in 1993 inspired development of smaller,
more program-intensive juvenile facilities
challenging the notion that counties can
build their way out of their overcrowding
problems.
Sustainable justice is a multipronged
approach to reducing the footprint
of justice facilities in the built
environment.In todays criminal justice
reform movement, while one prong is
pushing to reduce population and thus
reduce the footprint, another prong
is pushing for more educational and
vocational program-rich environments
that seek to reduce recidivism rates
and ease the negative stress of the
correctional environment for staff and
inmates alike. This draws heavily on the
green building movement for inspiration
and vision in addressing psychological
and physiological impacts of detention
and correctional facilities.
Q: How muchisgreen building a focus
in correctional/justice facilities today?
Loynd: I see more and more clients
looking for integrated solutions that
drive high performance because they
are considering on-going operational
costs and long-term life cycle cost
benefits.Owners are more approachable
regarding long-term costs because
of the utility costs and impacts to the
communities they live in.
Schwartz: Clients require that
facilities have low water and energy
usage and meet a variety of sustainability
goals. With a substantial portion of
the communitys budget dedicated
to building and operations, it is our
responsibility as designers to make best
use of their limited resources. Facilities
should be designed to be a highly resilient
and functional component of their justice
system for many decades. To do so, they
must be flexible to support changes in
law, operations and population, efficient
to staff and maintain. There is also a
greater focus on the indoor environment
for both staff and offenders improving
morale and reducing stress.
Critchfield: I would say that it is
still a major focus of our work, though
we are seeing much less emphasis
on LEED as the measuring stick. I
think this is good in that there are some
aspects of LEED that dont really apply
to the corrections building type, but
we need to make sure that we keep the
focus on the principles of green building
that do apply such as daylight, views to
nature, acoustics and opportunities for
local environmental controls. Also, more
efficient buildings reduce operating costs
and free up resources for programming.
Staff retention is a huge concern in
corrections across the country, and
healthy buildings contribute to healthier
work environments and higher job
satisfaction. Our clients recognize this,
and the green building movement gets
a lot of the credit for spreading this
wisdom. Green building principles, if
applied carefully and where appropriate
in justice facilities, go a long way toward
creating safer more humane and healthy
environments for staff and inmates.
Q: What are the top three ways
you incorporate green building into
correctional/justice facilities?
Loynd: Two important green
building strategies are minimizing
building infiltration and optimizing
systems to reduce energy costs. These
two items work in tandem, one being
passive and one being active. Minimizing
building infiltration through construction
detailing with caulked joints, continuous
insulation, etc., allows the systems
to control the interior environment
without outside or unconditioned space
causing the system to run unpredictably.
Minimizing leaks of hot or cold air into
the interior environment allows the
HVAC system to run at a consistent
temperature and balance the loads
throughout the spaces. Optimizing
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events that peak the system.
A third strategy is focusing on
wellness for officers, staff, public and
inmates.Focusing the green building to
provide calming, sensory environments
addresses the physical stressors
that reduce safety risks and physical
health.Strategies for nourishment,
mental health and physical health
itemized in USGBCs WELL Building will
be the next evolution of green building
for correctional facilities.
Schwartz: The top three ways I
incorporate green building is, first, by
reducing energy use by creating an
efficient building envelope and utilizing
energy-efficient MEP systems. Second,
I reduce water usage through low-flow
plumbing fixtures, water reclamation
and ozonation in the laundry and control
measures in the kitchen. In locations with
reduced availability of potable water, I use
vacuum plumbing systems. Reducing the
amount of water used also reduces the
sewage created. Lastly, I reduce electrical
usage through daylight harvesting,
which also improves the work and living

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Critchfield Loynd
environment within the facility.
Critchfield: Daylighting is one
of the most important features of our
correctional planning process in ensuring
that all housing and program areas have
ample access to natural light. Water
efficiency, specifically vacuum flush
toilets, is another one, while electricity is
the No. 1 utility cost driver in corrections.
LED lighting, cogeneration and high-
performance central plant design are
critical in reducing energy consumption.
Today, we are seeing a big push towards
operations-driven design, specifically
improvement and efficiency of the
booking, intake and release process as
well as mental health and special needs
environments.
Q: Can you provide some examples of
correctional/justice facilities you worked
on in the past couple years that included
green building elements?
Loynd: The Skagit County
Community Justice Center in Mt.
Vernon, Wash., just opened in July 2017
and uses natural daylighting throughout
the facility to provide visual connections
to the sun and nature around the facility
without compromising security with low
views. An exterior sensory garden within
the administration area pulls natural
daylight deep into the building in a space
used to decompress after stress-inducing
events or situations occur. Interior
building elements provide durability
Schwartz
while also breaking down the hard
feeling of the detention environment
with soft detention furnishings in lieu of
stainless steel, durable rubber flooring in
lieu of hard concrete and color variations
that are both directional wayfinding and
normative to each department or space.
Oregon Youth Authority implemented
small, detached housing units to provide a
campus environment, breaking the larger
group into smaller clusters. The smaller
building allows for natural daylighting
throughout the entire building. Roof forms
provide variation to the housing unit with
ceiling heights that permit commercial-
grade wood ceilings, non-securityrated
glazing and commercial-grade fixtures
to enhance the normative environment.
Artwork at each unit defines a community
that has the ability to empower the youth
to think beyond the confines of their
unit. Each sleeping room implements
solid board materials as chalkboards for
personal expression.
Schwartz: HOK is a leader in
sustainable design with a long history
of planning and designing sustainable
correctional and justice facilities. All
of our designs incorporate sustainable
principles to decrease energy use and
embrace the triple bottom line concept,
creating value for all stakeholders by
providing a safe, secure and healthy
environment. The most recent examples
include the Maple Street Correctional
Center completed for San Mateo County
in Redwood City, Calif. It has been highly
recognized for its balance of resiliency,
sustainability and wellness.
Critchfield: We recently completed
a LEED Silver Youth Detention Center
in Maryland with vacuum plumbing, an
air-cooled centrifugal chiller plant and
bio-retention. There were several ideas
floated during design that didnt make
the final cut, mostly due to maintenance
concerns, like vegetated roof and solar
hot-water heating. We are finishing up
construction of a cogeneration plant for a
county jail campus in Florida that is fairly
cutting edge in terms of energy efficiency.
However, the owner chose to forgo LEED
certification due to cost and schedule
impacts. Almost all of our courts projects
are LEED Silver or higher.
Q: What green building elements are
particularly difficult to implement in
correctional/justice facilities, and why?
Loynd: The biggest obstacle for de-
tention facilities is the energy demand
of the building. The 24-hour, seven-days-
a-week operations do not allow for the
building to offset the usage as a standard
building can. People sleep at various
schedules, therefore requiring a fully
active system 24-7. A correctional facility
is able to offset the diurnal schedules so
less fan power and temperature controls
are required to be on. Without these
schedules, the building must be sized
mechanically to full capacity for all times.
Schwartz: LEED requires users
control lights and HVAC, which is a non-
starter in correctional and detention
facilities. However, less restrictive
facilities have a better chance of attaining
higher certification ratings because of
their flexibility and often can achieve
LEED Platinum certification.
Critchfield: Renewable power is
always a challenge due to initial cost and
maintenance concerns, but we are seeing
more cogeneration and planning for
future solar PVs on roofs. However, the
secure nature and need for redundant
grid power for back up and consistency
tend to drive the price for this power up.
Also, local utilities are more resistant to
losing such a large energy consumer and
less willing to negotiate net metering.
The price of electrical trades in
corrections seem to have skyrocketed in
recent projects, as an overall percentage
of construction.
Daylighting is always a challenge
because of the expense of detention-
grade windows. We look for ways to
incorporate less expensive glazing
systems in highly supervised locations,
which maximize daylight in dayrooms
and program spaces. Even with this
increased amount of glazing the target
percentages in LEED remain a challenge
to achieve in corrections environments.
The material credits in LEED are
also difficult to attain given the limited
palette in corrections environments. The
recycled content in steel can only go so
far. We continue to look for opportunities
to introduce carpeting or rubber flooring,
softer acoustic materials and increase
recycled content in concrete, but tight
budgets dont always allow for these
features.
Q: Are you for or against getting
green certification in correctional/justice
facilities, and why or why not?
Loynd: I am for facilities striving
to achieve green certification, but I do
not see the current certification paths
adapting their measures for these
demands. Frequently, the alternative
paths for certifications are allowed, but
the reviewers are not familiar with the
obstacles and are ill-suited to provide the
variances desired. In my opinion, WELL
Building has the potential for the most
change to the operations of a facility
while implementing green building
practices by focusing on tactics that have
the ability to directly change human
comfort and health. WELL Building is
See Roundtable, page 43

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The Skagit County Community Justice Center in Mt. Vernon, Wash., recently opened in An exterior sensory garden within the administration area at the Skagit County
July, using natural daylighting throughout the facility. Community Justice Center pulls natural daylight deep into the building in a space
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Isolation Switch
Power management company Eaton announced the launch
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Electronic Control
The LRT-4 and LRR-4 work together with a variety of Viking
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Engineered for operator comfort, the new CM Rocket universal
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Productivity vs. Efficiency
By Meg Bower
In the A&E environment, the term construction and
delivery means the delivery of buildings, either new
construction or renovation. New strategies for construction
and delivery over the past decades have involved shortening
the design-construction phase by collapsing the process
into design-build, using precast methods to streamline and
accelerate the construction process, and using 3D design to
overlay building systems in hopes (among other goals) of
reducing change orders.
These strategies are
what a top management-
consulting guru named
Michael Mankins would
call efficiencies. In a
recent article published
in the Harvard Business
Review, Mankins pointed
out the difference between
efficiency and a similar
term, productivity.
Efficiency Mankins
specified is accomplishing
something while using less
input than was previously Bower
required. Most major
industries would agree that
profit is often derived from increased efficiencies.
Here is an example. I frequently read articles on busy
working mothers, and one told of a harried mom who was
so busy she never tapped more than one number on the
microwave oven timer. Ten minutes became 9.99, two minutes
became 2.22 and so forth. This time-strapped mom had figured
out that tapping the same digit three times gave nearly the same
result as tapping three different digits, with less time required. I
nod to her strategy as the perfect example of efficiency doing
the same with less of her limited time resource.
In terms of efficiency of construction and delivery
of correctional facilities, the correctional industry has
collaborated well with the A&E industry over years to squeeze
the same quality of construction out of lesser quantities of
limited inputs less time, fewer materials and even, in recent
years, less energy. Mankins acknowledges the 30-year history
of increased efficiency as a success factor in many industries.
At the same time, he noted, The benefits from improving
efficiency appear to have petered out.
Evidence cited includes a decrease in the S&P 500
earnings starting in March 2015, with earnings in the
negatives ever since a harsh contrast to prior S&P earnings
at three times inflation before that point in time and a sign,
Mankins noted, that continuing to wring out greater profits
through efficiency has become the managerial equivalent of
attempting to squeeze blood from a stone.
What Mankins pointed out, however, is that there is
another side to the coin when it comes to doing better. This
flip side to efficiency is embodied in its sometime synonym:
productivity. Where efficiency focuses on doing the same
with fewer resources, Mankins pointed out that productivity
focuses on doing more with the same input materials. In other
words, to go back to the mom with the microwave, instead of
just heating her babys bottle with those two minutes (plus
the second required to tap out the 2.22 on the timer), she can
also start the coffee and empty the top rack of the dishwasher.
Doing more with the same input raises productivity.
So, how do you increase productivity? Mankins has
called the syndrome that slows productivity organizational
drag. This drag comes from bulky processes and structures,
including bureaucracy, layers of decision-making and burying
the difference-making individuals in the organization.
Getting back to our industry, how can we apply this
concept of increased productivity to corrections, specifically to
construction and delivery? How can this idea of productivity
help us find new strategies to do better with construction and
delivery of correctional facilities, particularly when doing so
requires collaboration across organizations, where no one
group has full control over the drag?
Mankins explained that increasing productivity means that
rather than reducing the inputs (lower-cost delivery methods,
more efficient design and optimized construction schedule),
we examine the existing resources to see how we can get more
from what we already have. Specifically in corrections, then,
now that we have the design, construction and delivery honed
to their highest level of efficiency, we need to start to see what
we can do to achieve better results inside those walls.
The challenge in corrections is defining the measure
of better results. Is a better result finding ways to house
greater numbers of inmates in the same size building, or is
it finding ways to house fewer inmates through system-wide
development of non-incarceration options? Is a better result
managing increasingly large housing units with the same
numbers of staff, or is it creating a higher level of re-entry
success by staffing units with unit management and case
management personnel who can direct an inmates time along
the most constructive path possible? Does a better result in
a correctional facility design mean more structured program
space and less independent recreational space, or the reverse
or neither or both? The measure of productivity, seemingly
simple in business, is infinitely varied when your business
is fostering (or forcing) change in people. Questions like
these must be asked and answered repeatedly, throughout
the design, construction and delivery processes, in order to
identify a jurisdictions unique measures of better results as
defined here.
The key to results-driven improvements in productivity
is facility owners taking a leadership role in establishing any
productivity goals at the outset, articulating a clear vision to
the whole project team and making that vision a driver of the
project, so it can be reflected in the facilitys design. Questions
must be asked and answered, such as: How will a renovation
impact staff and inmates once it is complete? What benefits
should the buildings design bring to those who will live and
work in the facility? How will this structure enhance and
support the activities that will occur inside it? The answers
to questions like these can help articulate what productivity
means to that jurisdiction, so that the efficiencies already
honed to a high level can be employed in tandem with new
productivity measures, to achieve the best possible outcome.
Building professionals can craft a built solution, but only local
stakeholders can define productivity goals.
Regardless of the specific way in which a given
correctional system might choose to define productivity goals,
the idea that success measures are shifting from doing the
same with less to doing more with the same implies widening
the criteria beyond just efficient construction and delivery of
the capital facility to include operations as well as structure.
Improving productivity in corrections seems inextricably
linked to improving what is accomplished inside the facilities,
once they are built.
Time will prove Mankins right or wrong on the advent
of productivity goals as the key to continuing improvement.
Whatever the future reveals, I agree with Mankins, that no
construction and delivery process whether for a company, a
government agency or a correctional facility can achieve its
fullest potential until it maximizes the art of doing more with
the resources it has.
Meg Bower, MPA, AICP, LEED AP BD+C, is a senior
associate at Fairfax, Va.-based Dewberry.
maintenance/operations
Board Member Spotlight, from page 10
a LEED-like checklist called WELL that
is based on scientific research related
to environments, operations, activities
and even nutrition that support hu-
mans in feeling and being well. While
their initial focus is on offices and edu-
cational facilities, designing and operat-
ing to support wellness has great impli-
cations for corrections and detention.
Could we improve staff retention and
inmate rehabilitation if our facilities
meet the WELL standards? Would this
lead to reductions in recidivism? Archi-
tects working in justice are beginning
to study and integrate WELL concepts
in their work with clients. Lets look at
one example of WELL criteria:
Mind Scale Beauty & Design
Goal: Integrate aesthetically pleas-
ing elements to derive comfort and joy.
Metric: Provide design elements
and artwork to create a calming envi-
ronment.
Target: Meaningful integration of
public art.
Model Project: Alameda County
Juvenile Detention Facility in Califor-
nia. While many public agencies have
a policy for integrating public art as
a percent of construction cost, many
waive that requirement for detention
and correction projects but not Ala-
meda County. They have robust public
art program including sculpture and
mural installations in recreation yards,
public entry plaza, lobbies and corri-
dors that serve to uplift and inspire.
In working with the many stake-
holders in the criminal justice sys-
tem, justice architects recognize that
a vision for sustainability in the
environment, in our economy and in
equitable communities (the three Es
of sustainability) is by necessity a
much bigger topic than the building.
The building exists in service to our
societys justice system, to the com-
munity stakeholders, to owners oper-
ational requirements and to the indi-
viduals whose lives are impacted by it.
This is good news. Architects by our
nature are visionaries, and those who
have dedicated their careers to justice
are rewarded with the opportunity to
make a difference well beyond the
building.
Beverly Prior, FAIA, LEED AP, is vice
president for AECOM, based in the
companys San Francisco office.
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maintenance/operations
What Keeps Me Up at Night:
Business Risks in a Robust Economy
By Greg Offner
To quote New York Yankee great Yogi Berra, This
feels like dj vu all over again. Having been in the
construction industry for more than 40 years, like
many of you, I have had the fortune (or misfortune)
to experience several highs
and lows in our economy.
Strange that each economic
condition seemed to carry
with it a different approach
to managing a projects risk.
Regardless of the economy,
there are several areas within
the design and construction
industry that most frequently
expand a projects risk
potential. Paying special
Offner
attention to these areas
may help mitigate the risk
of potential claims or write downs to the bottom line.
Knowing what these are may help you get a good
nights sleep.
Our economy is a driving factor in how our industry
partners behave. A robust economy can cause trade
contractors who were once known as good partners to
act unfairly and unpartner-like dealing with the project
issues. These are the same contractors, whose behavior
during the slower economy was less likely to cause a go
for the jugular vein at the first sign of trouble.
Back when work was lean, many contractors
took on projects with inadequate funding, unrealistic
project budgets and impossible schedules just to
keep their doors open. This business approach, at the
time, seemed to be a realistic one. However, when the
economy picked up, these projects, which were bid with
little or no margin, are now placing pressure on many
contractors. Many are having trouble making payroll,
paying material suppliers and vendors, or fulfilling
commitments to funding employee pensions, health and
welfare payments to trade unions.
In todays economy, more so than in any other, a
risk assessment should be developed concurrently
with making the decision to pursue any new project.
Managing risk is much more than an insurance issue
it is also a business survival issue as well as a reputation
issue, affecting every facet of our business, design,
contracting and owners. We can manage our exposure
to risk by carefully managing our pre-proposal or pre-
bid actions.
My first step in the risk management process begins
with an examination of the four Cs: The Contractor,
their Cash on hand, the types and values of Contracts
they have in hand, and the Care, i.e., their current safety
record on their projects. Based on these vital signs, I
can usually make an informed decision whether to go
with a bid or proposal from a trade contractor to work
on my project.
Understanding a Contractors Workload
In the early phase of a project pursuit, the risk
management process begins with checking out the
contractor pool and their vendors. What you should
be looking for are current workload and the project
particulars. Here are a few items about a contractor that
I will look at when deciding to go or no-go a pursuit with
them on my bid list.
I recognize on some projects a contractor may not
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be the prime. It doesnt really matter. What matters
is the contractors performance: Will they finish their
current projects and will they get paid for their work?
The contractor may even be a third-tier contractor;
again, it doesnt matter. I try to find out who the contract
holder is and explore the relationship between the
contractor(s), or the owner if they are a prime, and the
contract holding entity if they happen to be a second-
or third-tier contractor. Strained relationships between
owners and prime contractors, or prime contractors and
their subcontractors, are viewed as a warning sign there
will be exposure to payment and performance issues
with the client or the prime.
I look at the projects leadership, both on the owners
side and the contractors side. Has the leadership
changed? A leadership change at the top of a project
will cause some tossing and turning at night. Besides
the change, there are some really bad actors in the
business. I ask myself the question, I wonder how
this project manager did on their last project? If the
answer cannot be found, I need to find someone who
has it, so I can sleep easy. There are some agencies
and prime contractors that have ineffective leadership
and under-experienced project managers. If I can get
some face time with the contractors client, it should
help me make a how are they doing assessment. Due
diligence also includes scrutinizing the recent work
completed. The purpose of this effort is to get an idea of
their track record for litigation. If they historically enter
into litigation with design professionals and owners as
a method of dispute resolution, I have to figure I will be
reaching for the Ambien.
How Much Does the Contractor Have?
Risk mitigation includes understanding the
contractors financial stability. Dun & Bradstreet reports
have their place, but the acid test to fully understand
a contractors current financial position is to check
with the vendor community. Ask if the contractors
are paying their bills on time. Are the projects where
theyre performing services fully funded, and are the
contractors getting paid on time? If not, there is a risk
these revenues may never be collected, vendors may
never get paid and, eventually, the contractors liabilities
will overwhelm their assets. There is an old industry
adage Cash is king!
Contractors lose money just as fast on slow-
paying projects as they do on no-paying projects. If a
prospective bidder has a few sour projects, youre better
off not getting in bed with them. Just say, Not tonight,
I have a headache!
Making sure the projects vital signs are stable is
also a best practice. I try to find out where their current
projects are financially, comparing the initial project
award amount versus the final contract value. The delta
between these two numbers is often the lowest dollar
amount of exposure on a project. Throw in the contracts
penalty clauses, liquidated damages and the like, and
you can get a pretty good snapshot how the contractor
is doing with his cash position. Claims can take years to
resolve and we shouldnt accept a claim amount as part
of a contractors accounts receivable.
Time is money and understanding the contractors
ability to finish the project on time is essential to
understanding their fiscal well-being. Schedules are
usually tied to estimates, which are tied to payments.
I try to make sure the contractors project completion
dates are attainable and determine if the final payments
anticipated matches the anticipated construction
budget.
Whats in the Contract?
The real sleeper cell on projects can be the contract
terms and conditions. Find out what the current contracts
enforce for a contractor or vendor require for items
such as indemnification, insurance requirements, lien
waivers, liquidated damages, subordination, electronic
transfer of documents, ownership of documents, reuse
of documents, retention, termination and consequential
damages.
Onerous clauses can kill a contractors profitability
in view of the exposure each of the above requirements
represents to the contractor. These clauses can be a
direct cause of insomnia.
My management alarm clock starts ringing if
a contractor or a vendor identifies a contract value
without a purchase order or a contract and executed
change orders that match exactly with the amount
stated. If you want a good nights sleep, do a complete
audit of unfamiliar contractors or vendors financials. No
form of contract for any work identified by a provider as
backlog is an instant no-go.
You cant stop at fiscal scrutiny. Contract scrutiny
by an attorney or legal council is my best practice. A
legal review can help you ascertain if you can accept or
afford to assume the risk a low bid contractor or vendor
represents if they have some bad contracts under their
blankets. I approach every project with the mindset I
need to be as equally prepared to say thanks and no
thanks.
How Safe Is Safe?
A contractors vital signs have a heart monitor on
their safety performance. Never underestimate the
value of an OSHA 200 Form. It is a contractors EKG.
As a pre-bid qualifier, dig down into any OSHA 200 Log
with a Recordable Incident Rate greater than 10 injuries
and/or illnesses per 200,000 effort hours. You must be
committed to working with safe contractors regardless
of their bid price. I cannot think of any bid-prequalify
metric more important than a contractor or vendors
safety performance. Toward that end, establish a Pass/
Fail criteria to help you find contractors with successful
safety programs. Before any organization be allowed to
bid or, as a second-tier contractor, be permitted to work
at a site, do a deep dive into their safety performance.
Getting a Pass/Fail pre-bid form that asks the
right questions is invaluable. The sole purpose of the
document should be to establish their past performance
on projects to ascertain their health and safety programs
effectiveness. Just because a company has a health and
safety program doesnt mean they use it. Check with
their insurance carriers, understand their workers
compensation claims and their EMR, better known as
Experience Modification Rate. Have them provide this
information for the last five rating periods. Interstate
ratings are important, however, depend on the rating
in the region youre doing business. There are several
national firms whose work in say Florida has more
OSHA recordable incidents than their operations in say
Texas. If they are a new company, dig deeper into the
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Brazos County, Texas one of the fastest
growing counties in the nation is trying
to stay ahead of the curve by expanding
its Juvenile Justice Center.
The Changing Face of Juvenile Justice
By Andrew Pitts, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
In most states, the way we address juvenile crime
and truancy is changing to more evidence-based models;
however, many counties are challenged to deliver a new
array of services within facilities that are not designed
for that purpose.
Whats Changed?
States are looking at how to provide services that will
treat and rehabilitate youth within their communities
and set them on a path away from the adult judicial
system. Secured facilities in many states continue to
struggle with meeting federal Prison Rape Elimination
Act (PREA) standards, simply because their buildings
do not allow implementation. Additionally, more states
are expanding the definition of juvenile offender to
include those age 18 or even 19.
That said, the juvenile population is changing. As
counties implement new programs and services to
address juvenile offenders, there is a need to change
how buildings are working to address these changing
policies. A shift to more community-based, family-
involved treatment likewise requires an environment
that is not only safe and secure, but humane, child-
centered and flexible enough to allow the delivery of
a wide range of services. (For more on this, read the
Facility of the Month on pg. 26.)
In Jasper County, Mo., it was necessity that prompted
the building of a new juvenile justice facility. In 2015, its
juvenile facility was shut down due to fire code violations.
We did not want to simply provide offices and detention
space, said Erik Theis, court administrator of the 29th
Judicial Circuit Court. We wanted to create a facility
that is on the cutting edge of juvenile justice practices.
Brazos County, Texas one of the fastest growing
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counties in the nation is trying to stay ahead of the
curve by expanding its Juvenile Justice Center. Coupled
with a potential change in age jurisdiction, Doug Vance,
executive director of Brazos County Juvenile Services,
sees a boom coming in the population his department
serves, and they are preparing to meet it.
Lynchburg, Va.s Juvenile Services Group Home
staff has been stretched thin transporting youth and
providing services from three different locations. It was
expensive and inefficient, calling for a more streamlined
approach.
Trauma-Informed Design
The modern juvenile justice facility looks more like
a school or community center than a jail. These are
durable, safe facilities with security designed in, but the
feel is less institutional. There is natural light and softer
colors.
Private courtyards and secured outdoor spaces
provide access to fresh air without compromising
confidentiality or safety. More traditional detention
facilities, such as the one in Brazos County, are
also moving towards a more humane, normalized
environment that does not retraumatize children.
One-Site Service Delivery
Lynchburgs new Group Home was built next to its
existing juvenile detention center, creating a campus
that streamlines operations. Its non-secure, 24-bed co-
ed group home provides a stepping stone for juveniles
leaving detention and a first stop for children who have
committed low-level violations.
Separate, Safer Housing
The juvenile justice system has been adjusting its
operations to accommodate PREA guidelines. The new
In Jasper County, Mo., it was necessity that
prompted the building of a new juvenile
justice facility.
More than half of the space in Jasper
Countys new facility is allocated for ser-
vices such as afterschool programming, life-
skills training and special interest classes.
rules have shifted the Brazos County Detention Centers
child-to-staff ratio from one-to-two in daytime and one-
to-24 at night to one-to-eight and one-to-16, respectively.
The disparity of ages and offenses also predicates
the need for separate, safe housing. Add to that an
increase in female offenders Brazos County used to
house an average of four to six girls at a time; today,
thats doubled and the growing need for multiple,
flexible housing pods is clear.
Treatment-Based Programming
In some counties, as many as 50 percent of youth
in detention report some form of mental health issue,
fueling a treatment-based experience that addresses
behavioral, psychological and emotional issues. Newer
facilities are incorporating special needs housing pods
designed to accommodate behavioral issues, mental
illness, intellectual disabilities or special circumstances
that may cause children to struggle within a regular
detention environment.
Alternative day schools are growing in popularity
as juvenile justice systems build alliances with local
school districts. Brazos Countys new juvenile center
includes an alternative education area that resembles a
small-scale high school, with classrooms, multi-purpose
rooms, check-in, lockers, offices and a private courtyard.
This is where we can help them grow and become
law-abiding citizens and learn to respect the rights and
property of others, said Dan Fallon, assistant director
of Lynchburgs Juvenile Services Group Home.
Life Skills & Training
While it includes a courtroom and a detention
center, more than half of the space in Jasper Countys
new facility is allocated for services such as afterschool
programming, life-skills training and special interest
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classes. Many of the classes and activities
focus on building confidence and
teaching skills that have been missing
from the juveniles home lives.
While we are handling the youth who
need to be detained because they are a
danger to themselves and others, we also
want to offer alternatives to detention
that will lift these youths up so that they
can become productive members of the
community, said Theis.
We put a lot of emphasis on
reunifying the family, added Tamara
Rosser, director of Lynchburgs Juvenile
Services Group Home. The delinquency
of a child can create rifts in a family. We
can deal with the childs issues here, but
they still need to go back home.
Making It Happen
In Brazos County, 80 percent of
juvenile justice funding is typically raised
by the county, with the remaining 20
percent coming from the state. With
an increase in age jurisdiction comes
the need to hire more supervision staff
and probation officers to handle the
additional caseload.
In Jasper County, strong results
helped win over taxpayers. Between 2011
and 2015, the county saw a 95 percent
drop in the number of children detained
and a 92 percent drop in the number of
days they were held an annual savings
of approximately $2 million.
Theis said, Many people understand
that these are kids who have been dealt a
bad hand in life. By providing them these
services, the likelihood that they will
become productive taxpaying citizens
increases, and that is a good thing for
everybody.
Andrew Pitts, AIA, LEED AP BD+C,
is a principal in TreanorHLs Justice
Studio, based in Kansas City, Mo.
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The Virtues of Virtual Reality for Rehabilitation
By Daedalus Howell
FRESH MEADOWS, N.Y. If the
movie The Matrix is any indicator,
then virtual reality (VR) will someday
keep our species distracted while were
imprisoned in a robot alien energy farm.
In real reality, however, this wont be the
case not if a certain Dr. Raji Wahidy
has anything to do with it.
Wahidy is the founder and CEO of
Virtual Rehab, a technology company
whose vision is to reduce the number of
repeated offenses and re-incarceration
rates through virtual reality correctional
services and rehabilitation programs.
Platforms like Virtual Rehab are on the
rise to address the sobering statistic from
a recent Bureau of Justice Statistics study
that found that inmates released from
state prisons have a five-year recidivism
rate of roughly 77 percent.
These statistics are high due to the
fact that the root cause of the problem has
not been addressed, said Wahidy, whose
company keeps offices in New York and
Quebec. The justice system within the
U.S. focuses more on punishment rather
than rehabilitation. Of course, there are
some prisons out there that are doing a
great job. However, the common theme
is that we need to do more. Using Virtual
Rehabs solution, we focus our efforts on
rehabilitation through the treatment of
the root cause of the problem, whether
it is lack of education or lack of job skills,
which lead an offender to re-offend, or
psychological problems.
In a practical sense, virtual reality
rehabilitation as envisioned by Wahidy
requires about a 10-foot-by-13-foot floor
space. Once inside, an inmate dons a VR
headset, which provides a 360-degree
visual and audio experience that recreates
real-life scenarios with a verisimilitude
that those who play contemporary video
games will find familiar.
Within Wahidys VR environments,
inmates can participate in a variety of
programs designed to address four
major skills: formal education, vocational
job training, and psychological and
correctional services rehabilitation.
Inmates acquisition of these skills are
key to reducing recidivism, according to
Wahidy.
With formal education, an
inmate is not only taught your typical
mathematics, sciences, grammar and
business curriculums, we also educate
them on things that we take for granted
such as how to use an ATM machine,
how to search for a job, how to follow
instructions and so forth, said Wahidy.
All of this is conducted within a fully
immersive and engaging environment.
Likewise, the virtual vocation training
helps inmates develop skills they can put
into practice upon release.
For example, we would teach them
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the proper ways of becoming a car
mechanic. Once again, this is all done
within the virtual environment, which
ultimately teaches them the different
compartments of a car and ways to fix
any issues that a future customer may be
complaining about, said Wahidy.
Psychological rehabilitation programs
focus on treating the underlying
symptoms of emotional disorders. An
inmate with intermittent explosive
behavior, for example, would be subjected
to a scenario within the real world
wherein he or she would be measured
on the actions and reactions made when
experiencing stressors that result in their
behavior. Similarly, correctional services
rehabilitation, including issues such as
domestic violence, sex offending and
alcoholism, also subjects the inmate to
an immersive virtual environment with
Virtual Rehab created a virtual prison environment.
situations they could face in real life.
The inmates reactions to the stimuli are
monitored, and treatment objectives are
enacted accordingly. Throughout this
process, Virtual Rehab works closely with
physicians, psychologists and therapists
to ensure that the inmates symptoms are
adequately addressed.
We also request that a correctional
officer or an administrator be available
at all times during the treatment and
the rehabilitation sessions, explained
Wahidy. Following the completion
of these sessions, a psychologist or a
therapist may be further consulted in
order to review these sessions with the
offender or the addict accordingly.
As much as VR can help inmates
on the inside, it can also help those on
the outside understand what the prison
experience is like. Project Empathy,
a narrative virtual reality series used VR has practical applications like this auto mechanic training experience.
the technology to create an immersive
experience about the U.S. prison
system. The VR experience dove into
the emotional and physical experiences
of incarcerated people to engender an
understanding of what its like to live
within the justice system.
All of these positive applications led
us to launching Virtual Rehab in order to
help the most vulnerable populations out
there, said Wahidy, who is a registered
volunteer with the United Nations and
its UNICEF program. We have found
out that VR has been used in the past by
the likes of Kaiser Permanente to treat
patients with acrophobia symptoms with
a 90 percent success rate. Moreover, VR
has also been used in treating military Learning social skills in a low-risk virtual environment can help ease inmates into life
combat personnel with PTSD symptoms after incarceration.
with an over 75 percent success rate.
Despite all the advances made in the some irrespective of the technology or the and curriculums, said Wahidy. At the
VR space, the technology still has its solution being introduced to the market. end of the day, anyone can create these.
critics in the correctional community. Having said that, I can tell you that many It is the proprietary and value-added
Some have voiced concerns that the of the skeptics have become supporters services that we use to complement these
use of virtual reality is merely providing of the Virtual Rehab solution once they scenarios and curriculums that make
inmates video gamelike entertainment. learned more about the solution and that
As for skeptics, there will always be we are not all about creating scenarios See Trade Files, page 43
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Roundtable, from page 35
new and also has not refined a specific
path for corrections facilities, but I do see
the most potential to gauge the impact
and provide a compelling narrative for
certification.
Schwartz: I think all correctional/
justice facilities should incorporate
sustainability; however, many of our
clients prefer not to pursue certification.
Personally, I believe certification helps
quantify the sustainability of the facilitys
design and construction. It helps
progress sustainable knowledge within
the construction community and makes
minimized from a supporting community
and taxpayers, the more rewarding the
project may be to co-locate in a city.
Schwartz: Undoubtedly, LED
lighting is a new standard for its low-
energy use and longevity. The technology
is evolving at a daunting rate. I expect
to see more attention paid to wellness,
normative environments and mental
health treatment. This would include
increased attention toward natural light,
view, color, materials and acoustics.
Critchfield: Vegetative roofs really
get a bad rap in the corrections market,
but I think they offer great opportunities
to bring nature into these environments
that tend to be cold and hard. Maybe
the focus doesnt need to be on the
scale of storm-water management
but more on the benefit it provides
to the indoor environment and stress
reduction. I would also like to see the
corrections focus more on the social
side of sustainability, while maintaining
good green building practices. It doesnt
make sense to spend capital on rating
labels while the revolving door of
recidivism is unchanged. The design of
sustainable justice facilities must focus
on facilitating the restorative process,
through increased programming spaces,
therapeutic environments and healthy
living spaces.

a statement about the communitys
beliefs.
Critchfield: I think certification
should be a goal for all new corrections

and justice projects. LEED Silver is not
that hard to achieve these days if you are
committed to the documentation process.

However, we do see some fatigue on the
owner side and reluctance to pursue
LEED due to either political pressure or

budget challenges. The concern is that
certain standards will slide if the rigor
of certification system documentation is

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Q: What green building elements do

you hope to see more of in correctional/
justice facilities of the future?
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such as site acreage, building layout
and expansive roof structures, allow
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a true difference and differentiates
Virtual Rehab accordingly.
Indeed, Virtual Rehab was featured
by Microsofts leadership team at the
Microsoft Inspire Innovation Session
in Washington, D.C., this past July.
Last March, Virtual Rehab announced
a partnership with Louisville, K.Y.-
based Interactive Healthcare Designs
(IHD), which develops and markets
technologies in the health care
space. The partnership will help
Virtual Rehab expand its reach into
rehabilitation centers outside the
corrections space to aid those facing
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How to Meet the Communication Needs of Deaf Inmates
By Jack McWilson
The special communication needs of deaf
inmates are not always addressed, and the
available resources are often unknown to facility owners.
As a result, deaf individuals serving prison or jail terms
are being denied access to the telephone network that
they have constitutional and statutory rights to use,
even in correctional facilities.
When communication services are available to
other inmates and the correctional facility fails to
provide the accommodations necessary to make the
same services available to deaf inmates, that facility
becomes liable for failing to provide equal access. In the
wake of several lawsuits, many correctional institutions
are re-evaluating the communication services that
are available to their deaf inmates. Court settlement
amounts against prisons and jails, which did not provide
deaf inmates with access to make their legally entitled
telephone calls, have been in the millions.
Photo Credit: Tidal Wave Telecom Inc.
In a correctional setting, a residential VRS system enables a deaf person to communicate with a hearing telephone
user via an ASL interpreter.
TTY, or teleprinter (a device for transmitting
telegraph messages as they are keyed, and for printing
messages received), once considered the legally
accepted standard, is now an out-of-date, non-compliant
technology that increases an institutions legal risk. It
has been replaced by a newer video-based technology
called Video Relay Service (VRS) that seamlessly relays
a video call between a deaf individual and a hearing
person via an interpreter. Implementing residential VRS
in prisons or jails for deaf inmates meets the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirement; however,
it also introduces a significant security threat akin to
providing a videophone to all inmates.
Residential VRS is a service regulated by the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and
provides people who are deaf or hard of hearing (HoH)
with equal access to the public telephone network.
The service is available for free to any qualifying
deaf or HoH person using American Sign Language
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(ASL). The service requires a video terminal, a
broadband Internet connection and an account with a
residential VRS provider. The residential VRS system
enables a deaf person to communicate with a hearing
telephone user via an ASL interpreter. The interpreter
is positioned in the communication path between the
deaf person and the hearing person. On one side, the
interpreter communicates with the deaf person using
a video terminal. On the other side, the interpreter
communicates with the hearing person via a telephone.
The VRS interpreter then repeats exactly what each
party said.
The introduction of residential VRS into a jail or
prison, without a managed-access front-end system,
has the potential for unrestricted illegal activity. This
includes, but is not limited to, gang coordination,
taunting of witnesses, delivering contraband to inmates,
planning escapes and arranging other serious crimes.
Even the simplest of common security practices that are
implemented by Inmate Communication Services (ICS)
telephone vendors for hearing inmate telephone calls
cannot be implemented by residential VRS providers,
per FCC rules and regulations, and are further
prohibited from recording residential VRS/videophone
calls, terminating a call and reporting any criminal
activity that may have been said by a deaf inmate. VRS
interpreters are, in effect, a confidential participant in
all residential VRS calls, regardless of whether or not
the interpreter recognized the conversation involved
illegal actions.
Therefore, without a managed-access video relay
front-end system, residential VRS calls from prisons
and jails cannot be recorded, monitored or blocked.
Additionally, without a front-end system in place for
prison and jail VRS calls, inmates using residential VRS
are able to easily make prison-to-prison calls without
the knowledge of the prison administration. Without
knowing these consequential security risks, prison
administrators are rushing to install residential VRS
solutions just to meet the court-mandated requirements
for their deaf inmates, but unfortunately, residential VRS
introduces an insecure communication portal into their
prison that is fraught with security risks. It is imperative
for the safety of staff and reduction of inmate-generated
video relay criminal activity that residential VRS is
augmented with a secure, managed-access, front-end
system.
The residential VRS system was developed to
provide deaf individuals with unlimited, unrestricted
and easy-to-use equal access to the telephone network.
As such, it was architected without consideration for
the specialized security concerns, which are typically
available in prison voice systems. The following list
details the inherent security risks that are introduced
into correctional facilities when residential VRS is
introduced into a prison environment:
There is no inmate identifiable call history.
There is no method to restrict inbound/outbound
telephone calls.
There is no method to restrict peer-to-peer video
calls (e.g., prison-to-prison calls).
There is no method to block the inmate from
making an unlimited number of telephone calls.
VRS providers are not allowed to record calls.
There is no method to block the source of video
messages.
There is no method to block the destination for
video messages.
The correctional facility can eliminate these critical
residential VRS security risks by taking the following
actions to secure their video relay calls:
Create standards that allow VRS providers to be
able to identify calls from inmates and will enforce a
one-call-per connection rule.
Only acquire VRS numbers from those strategic
VRS providers.
Disable residential VRS video mail for deaf
inmates.
Install a VRS video recorder that captures video and
audio from both parties and allows for call monitoring.
Remember, VRS providers cannot record calls.
Install a secure front-end video relay system that
allows facility administrators to manage inmate profiles,
authorizes VRS calls per inmate profile, blocks all
incoming calls and selectively records calls based upon
the administrators rules.
Use a video client that requires each deaf inmate to
sign in using a facility assigned profile instead of the profile
provided by the residential VRS provider, authenticates
inmates at the secure front-end VRS ICS, limits deaf
inmates to one video call per sign in, supports maximum
time limits per call, auto signs off when idle and notifies
all parties that calls may be monitored and/or recorded.
Jack McWilson is the senior vice president of
marketing at Tidal Wave Telecom Inc., located in
Moorpark, Calif.

Sustainable Design
Takes Hold in Texas
By David Swies
The Texas county jail, law
enforcement center and sheriffs office
project list is expanding about as fast
as the Austin to San Antonio corridor
population growth.
Projects in Lampasas, Travis, Hays,
Kendall, Comal, Bexar, Kerr and Bee
counties are currently in different
planning, programming, design and
construction stages. Although these
projects range in size and complexity,
the one commonality between all of them
is the discussion about implementing
innovative sustainable design techniques
to provide local owners the best value
for their approved bond packages or
reserve funds.
Swies
The industry focus and discussion
continues to be about overcoming the
depleting skilled trade craft market,
the loss of millennial talent and future
leaders to other competing industries,
and corrections industry subcontractor
and supplier consolidation. Additional
discussion revolves around how the
industry will challenge the status quo
and encourage our project teams to
continue to think outside the box.
As a former general contractor
and subcontractor, and as a current
owner-advocate, the use of innovative
sustainable design techniques and
challenging the status quo has been a
passion and business model over my
17-year-plus career. Furthermore, as
our industry continues to challenge our
ability to adapt and maintain business
model flexibility, innovative sustainable
design solutions have continued to
present themselves for our research, due
diligence and potential implementation
into our correctional project designs.
For instance, steel pre-fabrication
has been around for almost two decades
in our corrections industry. However,
Texas has been void of this innovative
sustainable design solution until recently
with the all-at-once influx of projects
that have hit the Austin to San Antonio
corridor.
In a May 2017 Forbes Magazine
article, the Austin to San Antonio
corridor was dubbed the Central Texas
Innovation Corridor with 12 of the
Top 300 mid-size to large employers
headquartered in this corridor. These
Top 12 include Rackspace (No. 2), USAA
(No. 5), NXP Semiconductors (No. 269)
and Dell Semiconductors & Electronics
(No. 292), to name a few.
Add the recently opened Amazon
distribution center in San Marcos and
Urban Mining Companys (UMC)
recent selection of San Marcos for its
new rare earth magnet manufacturing
facility and headquarters, and thats two
more innovative powerhouses moving
significant operations to this exploding
corridor.
Steel pre-fabrication has been
discussed as a means of sustainable
innovative design options for most
every Austin to San Antonio corridor
correctional project mentioned above.
Although the final decision has not been
made on whether steel pre-fabrication
will ultimately be selected as the design
of choice, the conversations up and
down the corridor have been nothing
but intrigue and excitement behind what
long-term impact sustainable innovative
design products such as steel pre-
fabrication could have on our corridors
ability to draw best-in-class millennial
talent back to our construction industry.
If steel pre-fabrication is not enough
of a sustainable innovative design
discussion topic, our Austin to San
Challenging the status quo and continuing to think outside
Antonio corridor offers up some of
the most expansive clay soils in the
country. Lucky us, for those in the clay
pottery business, and definitely unlucky
if you happen to be in the construction
business. (The featured state graphic
shows frequency of expansive soils.)
Although our corridor is blessed to
have one of the hottest building markets
in the county, our corridor is also blessed
to have one of the highest frequency of
expansive soils in the country. Most of
the Texas counties that are currently
progressing their jail, law enforcement
and sheriffs office designs toward
construction are discussing this very
real concern.
What was typically dealt with by
potential soil remediation or chemical
treatment or costly and complex
suspended foundations with carton form
void box designs has now been replaced
by using standard structural engineering
design calculations in a sustainable
innovative product technology called Tella
Firma Foundations (TF). TF is based
out of Richardson, Texas and has been
installing its patented alternate foundation
system technology throughout Texas
since 2011. With a potential savings of 20
to 25 percent on commercial foundation
bid packages, TF has become a potential
win-win, long-term solution for owners all
across Texas.
Finally, with Texas requiring non-
contact in-person (NCIP) visitation at
all of its detention facilities regardless
of whether the design includes video
visitation capabilities, it has required
current Austin to San Antonio corridor
correctional facility project teams to
take a second look as to whether video
visitation is a necessary expense to their
local taxpayers.
the box is gaining momentum across our nation.
Coupling this Texas state law
requirement with the recent passing of
the Sandra Bland Act by Texas Governor
Greg Abbott in June 2017, according
to the Texas Tribune, the impact of
NCIP and video visitation on inmates,
especially inmates with behavioral health
challenges, should continue to be a top
discussion topic during facility planning,
programming and design.
Most recently at the July 2017
Texas sheriffs association conference
held in Grapevine, sheriffs office
executive leadership was introduced to
a sustainable innovative remote video
visitation technology from several
different national companies. One of
market report
these remote video visitation companies
was Decatur, Ala.-based iWebVisit.
Remote video visitation was
introduced to the corrections industry
several years ago and has continued to
transform inmates and their families
abilities to connect and communicate
in a more comfortable environment,
especially for inmates children and
elderly family members. The cost savings
alone to not travel to and from a facility is
worth further discussion. However, when
you couple cost savings with a positive
mental health environment, how can
anyone argue against this technology?
The industry concerns about secure
remote video visitation, enhanced
visitation monitoring and accountable
customer service are all valid, but just
like any technology, actively listening
to these concerns and implementing
sustainable innovative technological
and operational advances continues
to improve the remote video visitation
experience for the state and local law
enforcement agencies, inmates and
their families. As the late Steve Jobs
established as the head of Apple, Think
Different.
I challenge all of us leaders in
the corrections industry to do just
that. Challenging the status quo and
continuing to think outside the box is
gaining momentum across our nation.
It still may be somewhat unorthodox
for most, but delivering on our promises
to be more consistent, transparent and
accountable should allow us all to get
past our fear of change.
David Swies is a senior project
manager at Austin, Texas-based
Broaddus Companies.
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trendspotting
Choosing What, Why & How to Sustain
By Stephen Carter
Much of this edition of Correctional News is
devoted to experiences and innovations in sustaining
the buildings that incarcerate. The green building
movement has evolved to now include jails and prisons.
While only a guess, one could risk suggesting that on
an annual basis, turning jails and prisons green has
avoided the expenditure of more than $100 million
annually. And the potential for adding to this estimated
annual cost avoidance is even more significant.
If sustainability is basically meeting the needs
of the present without
compromising the ability
of future generations to
meet their needs, then any
discussion on sustainability
has to ask what current
practices are worth sustaining
for future generations. Those
include: Why is the effort to
sustain worthy of human and
financial capital, and how is
the act of sustaining going to
Carter
be achieved? As it relates to
buildings and the associated
systems, the answers would be the result of life cycle
analysis. But in the context of a correctional system,
the process of choosing what, why and how is far more
complex.
With a few exceptions, most correctional
jurisdictions have experienced a decline in the number
of incarcerated persons for at least the past five
years. Many factors, some not directly attributed to
correctional systems, contributed to this respite. A fair
question would be: Is this a respite (market correction
in Wall Street talk), or are we as a nation at a stage
where we need to re-examine what we want to sustain
for future generations?
The what that is currently happening has its roots
in economics. Governments have decided that we cannot
sustain the $80 billion expended on incarceration each
year. While it would be heartening to think the reduction
in the incarceration rate could be attributed to a change
in societal attitudes regarding mass incarceration, this
may be a bit premature. But continued reductions in
incarceration without a concomitant rise in crime rates
could lead to a more viable and sustainable adjustment
in the societal attitudes regarding mass incarceration.
The question of why we should consider choosing to
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sustain the current reduction in the number of inmates
goes to the core of our value system on a community
and national scale. There is much evidence-informed
documentation available concerning the futility of
continuing to incarcerate drug users and mentally ill
individuals. In a recent op-ed piece for The New York
Times, authors Jason Furman and Douglas Holtz-Eakin
suggested that the criminal justice system should be
designed to ensure that the benefits of incarceration
exceed the costs.
In the design and engineering professions, life cycle
and total cost analyses are used to assign a value to
the choice of which roof, windows or heating system
to select. What if we simply asked the question that
Furman and Holtz-Eakin posed: Will our communities
benefit more from incarcerating a low-risk offender
than the cost of doing so? Are there not lower cost
sanctions that yield much higher benefits that should
be considered?
Mark Kleiman, professor at New York University,
certainly thinks so. He estimated that as many as
half of Americas prisoners could usefully be released
and tagged (assigned to electronic monitoring). If
the current estimated cost of $80 billion per year is
accurate, this would mean our communities and nation
would have $20 billion to $40 billion a year to pay for
alternative sanctions and maybe repair a bridge or two.
The why is also grounded in economics, but goes
much deeper. It is the right thing to do in a democratic
society that still honors and supports human potential.
Of course, there will always be a need for jails and prisons
to assure public safety, but if we allow an evidence- and
not emotions-informed debate to truly rephrase the
question of why we have chosen to use incarceration as
the first, and not the last, option, then we are doing as
Nelson Mandela suggested of examining what we value
by looking into our prisons.
In design, the devil is in the details, so, too, in the
implementation of policy changes. How we gain a
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consensus regarding the benefits of eliminating mass
incarceration and then to sustain the initiatives that
will ensure safe communities while fostering human
potential has to involve a much larger constituency
than currently exists. Years ago, I wrote an article for
Correctional News on the importance of benefactors in
the correctional system.
As most readers know, there has been a private
sector supported commission that promoted a bi-
partisan bill in Congress to alter sentencing guidelines.
At this time, the future of the legislation is uncertain, but
it is a start, and I believe it will eventually happen if for
no reason other than the increasing cost to incarcerate
without the benefit of a reduction in re-offending.
Like virtually every program of change, however,
success will depend on local acceptance, with a
generous helping of enthusiasm. On the day this article
was written, I spoke to a local official in Wake County,
N.C., regarding the dramatic decline that has occurred
in the jail population. Our conversation was not so much
about why this has happened, but how the reduction
would be sustained. Without hesitation, the answer was
three programs that were, on average, keeping 1,000
citizens from eating jail food every night. That is local
initiative that can be sustained because positive results
are evident.
Whether we are selling door locks, preparing annual
operating budgets or designing a new facility, all of us in
the correctional field have a responsibility to consider
if what we are doing is changing, sustaining and
maintaining more measurable and effective outcomes.
Author David Brooks wrote a wonderful article
recently about the golden age of bailing and ended
it suggesting, There was a time not so long ago that
social commitment was not regarded as a Post-It note.
We cant keep bailing. Sustainability in corrections is
a social commitment.
Stephen Carter is the executive vice president
and global strategic development officer at
Miami-based CGL.
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