Features

Sustainable Design Opportunities in Detention and Correctional Facility Architecture
An energy-efficient, sustainably designed building can support a progressive approach to inmate rehabilitation and reduce expenses for the operator of the facility. This article reviews the challenges to applying sustainable design strategies to this building type and the unique opportunities these strategies afford.

Not More Prisons but Better Alternatives
A nationwide campaign asks architects to stop designing prisons, contending that a boycott could force governments to develop better alternatives to incarceration. Correctional planning and design has progressed so much over the past 30 years, however, that a substantial body of work now represents a “third way” to the black-and-white choices the boycott organizers describe.

News

Letter from the Chair
Edward C. Spooner, AIA, provides a mid-year review of Academy programs and encourages your involvement. Find out how to volunteer your efforts.

AAJ 2005 Fall Conference: "Justice and the City" 
November 2-5, 2005
Omni San Diego
Join architects, planners, and related criminal justice professionals in an in-depth exploration of the role of criminal-justice facilities in urban environments—and how courthouses and jails have evolved in the context of city and suburbs. Advance registration ends on October 14, 2005. Register now!

AAJ Committee Quarterly Updates
Find out what's been accomplished and what's ahead in these quarterly updates from the AAJ Conference, Justice Facility Review, Knowledge Communication, Affiliated Organizations Outreach, and Membership and Component Outreach committees.

Resources

American Correctional Association
American Jail Association
CorrectionalNews.com
Corrections Connection
National Association for Court Management
National Sheriffs' Association
Association of Public Safety Communication Officials
National Emergency Number Association