- Deal in Westchester County dispute over Islamic meals.
- Georgia DOC’s plan to move headquarters criticized as “boondoggle“.
- There is an interesting outside opinion on the lack of volunteer opportunities at the county jail in Northampton PA, and how this negatively affects recidivism.
- 26-year department veteran John King has been appointed as the Warden of Bayport Prison in Minnesota.
- A Bill to bring private prisons under state control has stalled in the Arizona legislature.
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This has nothing to do with corrections, but the home of one of our favourite clients has been named one of the Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year by an international think tank on connectivity.
The designation recognizes Westchester for its economic development efforts in the 21st century and puts the county in the company of other progressive communities from Scotland, Canada, South Korea, the U.S. and Estonia that also provide “role models for the world’s best practices.”
“This just reinforces what we’ve known all along — that we are at the forefront when it comes to technology, education and economic development,” said County Executive Andy Spano. “For years, we’ve had some of the most innovative policies and programs, as well as one of the best telecommunications infrastructures in the U.S. Now we have a chance to be measured in an international arena.”
More on the announcement in Government Technology.
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