PSA-Dewberry has been planning and designing detention and correctional facilities for over three decades for local, state and federal clients. As recognition of our expertise, we have had over 40 projects featured in the AIA Committee on Architecture for Justice’s annual Justice Facilities Review. To date, our firm’s architects and planners, many of whom have devoted the majority of their career to this unique project type, have designed over 60,000 adult and juvenile secure beds of all custody levels. They have personally participated in the evolution of the linear, indirect supervised jail into the new generation podular, direct supervision facility. They understand how the built environment can improve operations and staffing levels as well as the overall security for correctional officers, the inmates and the community at large. PSA-Dewberry is committed to participating in the next generation of jail design whatever the future may bring.
Contact:
James M. Matarelli
jmatarelli@dewberry.com
309.282.8166
Projects
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Lancaster Detention Facility
Lancaster County, Lincoln, Nebraska
PSA-Dewberry is currently designing the new $65-million, 258,000-square-foot jail is a two-story, direct supervision, 664-bed facility, designed with support space to expand to 1,000 beds. The site has been master planned to expand both bed capacity and support spaces to an ultimate build-out of 1,896 beds. PSA-Dewberry is associated with local architectural firm, Clark Enersen Partners, and provided architecture, M/E/P engineering, security/technology and cost estimating.
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Frederick County Substance Abuse Work Release Center
Frederick, Maryland
PSA-Dewberry's design included a new 128-bed, two-story work release/substance abuse community corrections center, and conversion of the existing work release unit into additional support areas for the Sheriff Department’s staff. This 25,600-SF minimum-security facility is designed in a “college dormitory” style and houses 112 male and 16 female non-violent offenders.
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Pendleton Juvenile Facility
Indiana Department of Correction
Pendleton, Indiana
This new 350-bed, 230,000-SF juvenile detention facility is designed in a campus arrangement that incorporates open spaces and plans for capacity expansion to 150% of the original design. Perimeter security includes lighting, exterior patrol road, and fencing. An interior fence restricts movement from the interior facility courtyard beyond the front facades of the buildings.
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Tazewell County Justice Center
Pekin, Illinois
This new 91,000 SF County Justice Center, with a housing capacity of 225 beds includes direct supervision housing pods, video arrangement court, video visiting, a 25,000 SF Law Enforcement/Administration component and a training/multipurpose room that can accommodate 80 persons. The Justice Center is sited alongside the Pekin City Hall/Police Station to create a Governmental Complex with adjacent county and city buildings in the city's central business district.
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Pamunkey Regional Jail
Hanover, Virginia
PSA-Dewberry, as the associate justice architect to MMM Design Group, designed this 288-bed, direct supervision jail to serve Hanover and Caroline Counties as well as the City of Ashland. The 126,756 SF facility houses sheriff's administration, medical, intake/classification and work release, with a separate classification unit, allowing persons to be held for short-term detention without being fully introduced into the general population of the facility.
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Center for Forensic Psychiatry
Ypsilanti, Michigan
This new 270-bed facility houses a center to facilitate the delivery of diagnostic and treatment services for the State of Michigan. Typical patients include those requiring evaluation for criminal responsibility, competency to stand trial, and acquittals by reason of insanity. As an associate to URS, Architect of Record, PSA-Dewberry assisted in the design of this 336,500 SF facility that includes a building for public and administrative functions, with a central building containing functions for resident use - health clinic, activity and therapy rooms, exercise room, daily living and training. Residents are housed in two buildings, each containing 4 two-story units.
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Stateville Reception and Classification Center
Crest Hill, Illinois
This new 1800-bed Reception and Classification (R&C) Center for the Illinois Department of Corrections is a maximum-security facility containing vehicle sallyports, processing, testing, and medical service functions. Support service areas include administration, food service, laundry and two 200-bed minimum-security units. Support services include utilization of an inmate circulation corridor (service tunnel) to the R&C Unit to distribute meals, laundry, and pick up trash. This unique design feature eliminates the potential for contact between R&C inmates and minimum security unit inmates. |
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