In December 2024, guards at Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica, New York, beat 43-year-old Robert Brooks to death in the facility’s infirmary. In March 2025, during a three-week strike, guards beat Messiah Nantwi, 22, to death at Mid-State Correctional Facility. Seven guards pleaded guilty to manslaughter or lesser charges, one was convicted of murder, and two were acquitted.
David McRoberts, CPP, has been appointed Principal Advisor, Justice Systems, Operations & Public Safety Infrastructure at GFT. McRoberts is a retired sheriff's captain and jail administrator from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department in Wisconsin. He will work closely in all aspects of facility design and operational support, beginning with opportunity identification, qualification and procurement.
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison received the James Beard Media Award in Food Issues and Advocacy. The book highlights the work of Impact Justice's programs to provide incarcerated people with healthy, nutritious food as a gateway to successful reentry into society. Food served in prisons in the United States is often moldy, spoiled and sometimes contains rats or cockroaches.
The broadcast television industry is moving from RF to digital infrastructure. Smart-TV platforms enable a dynamic shift from an entertainment-only system into a new model that can deliver education, enhance communication and promote health and wellness. Technology can transform TV systems into an enterprise-class service delivery network for messages, treatment, education and public safety initiatives.
The new Westville State Prison is expected to open in early 2027. The campus will feature steel modular cells, state-of-the-art security electronics and an efficient central utility plant. The new facility is designed to ease overcrowding and provide educational, vocational, and life skills needed to reduce recidivism.
20 prisoners and 8 prison officials were killed in a prison riot in Negombo on July 5-6. There are over 40,000 inmates in Sri Lanka’s 26 prisons, which were intended to house 10,000. There were around 2,600 inmates at Negombo prison, which was designed to house 650. Previous governments have worked closely with organized criminal gangs to terrorize political opposition, organize votes in areas where the poor lived and for general campaigning.
11 young adults graduated from the Restorative Justice Community Courts (RJCC) on Thursday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood. The program is designed to end the amount of people who re-offend after non-violent felony and misdemeanor charges and help residents reenter the community.
On July 10, South Dakota officials marked the completion of a new $87 million women's correctional facility in Rapid City. The Level III-security facility is designed to house up to 300 women and includes three 96-bed housing units and a separate 12-bed mother-infant program building. The facility will also support education, Prison Fellowship Ministries programming and workforce preparation. In September of 2025, Gov. Larry Rhoden signed SB 2 to provide funding for a new 1,500-bed men's prison to replace the 140-year-old South Dakota State Penitentiary.
On 5 and 6 July, violence inside Negombo Prison, western Sri Lanka, left at least 28 people dead. Hundreds of inmates were transferred to various prisons around the country. Amnesty International is concerned about the risk of custodial torture, ill-treatment, reprisals and retaliatory violence against the transferred inmates.
Broward County's Public Defender's Office hosted 35 high school students for a two-week internship for its annual Summer Justice Internship Program. The program is highly competitive and gives students a firsthand experience into careers in the criminal justice system. It also fosters leadership, civic engagement and professional development.
In December 2024, guards at Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica, New York, beat 43-year-old Robert Brooks to death in the facility’s infirmary. In March 2025, during a three-week strike, guards beat Messiah Nantwi, 22, to death at Mid-State Correctional Facility. Seven guards pleaded guilty to manslaughter or lesser charges, one was convicted of murder, and two were acquitted.
David McRoberts, CPP, has been appointed Principal Advisor, Justice Systems, Operations & Public Safety Infrastructure at GFT. McRoberts is a retired sheriff's captain and jail administrator from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department in Wisconsin. He will work closely in all aspects of facility design and operational support, beginning with opportunity identification, qualification and procurement.
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison received the James Beard Media Award in Food Issues and Advocacy. The book highlights the work of Impact Justice's programs to provide incarcerated people with healthy, nutritious food as a gateway to successful reentry into society. Food served in prisons in the United States is often moldy, spoiled and sometimes contains rats or cockroaches.
The broadcast television industry is moving from RF to digital infrastructure. Smart-TV platforms enable a dynamic shift from an entertainment-only system into a new model that can deliver education, enhance communication and promote health and wellness. Technology can transform TV systems into an enterprise-class service delivery network for messages, treatment, education and public safety initiatives.
The new Westville State Prison is expected to open in early 2027. The campus will feature steel modular cells, state-of-the-art security electronics and an efficient central utility plant. The new facility is designed to ease overcrowding and provide educational, vocational, and life skills needed to reduce recidivism.
20 prisoners and 8 prison officials were killed in a prison riot in Negombo on July 5-6. There are over 40,000 inmates in Sri Lanka’s 26 prisons, which were intended to house 10,000. There were around 2,600 inmates at Negombo prison, which was designed to house 650. Previous governments have worked closely with organized criminal gangs to terrorize political opposition, organize votes in areas where the poor lived and for general campaigning.
11 young adults graduated from the Restorative Justice Community Courts (RJCC) on Thursday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood. The program is designed to end the amount of people who re-offend after non-violent felony and misdemeanor charges and help residents reenter the community.
On July 10, South Dakota officials marked the completion of a new $87 million women's correctional facility in Rapid City. The Level III-security facility is designed to house up to 300 women and includes three 96-bed housing units and a separate 12-bed mother-infant program building. The facility will also support education, Prison Fellowship Ministries programming and workforce preparation. In September of 2025, Gov. Larry Rhoden signed SB 2 to provide funding for a new 1,500-bed men's prison to replace the 140-year-old South Dakota State Penitentiary.
On 5 and 6 July, violence inside Negombo Prison, western Sri Lanka, left at least 28 people dead. Hundreds of inmates were transferred to various prisons around the country. Amnesty International is concerned about the risk of custodial torture, ill-treatment, reprisals and retaliatory violence against the transferred inmates.
Broward County's Public Defender's Office hosted 35 high school students for a two-week internship for its annual Summer Justice Internship Program. The program is highly competitive and gives students a firsthand experience into careers in the criminal justice system. It also fosters leadership, civic engagement and professional development.