How to build a good prison There’s no definitive manual for designing decent prisons, but it’s clear what elements make for a better, more humane design. The first factor to consider is location.

The popular 18th century-era panopticon design, for example, emphasized surveillance and control, pointing all prison cells towards a central rotunda from where they could be easily observed.

Efforts toward building a county prison started to develop in March 2020, when Controller A.C. Stickel, who chaired the prison board at that time, appointed a four-member committee to take the ...

County and prison leaders say the company is very experienced in prison design and renovation. The county purchased 75 acres of land off Willow Street Pike behind the county park for the new prison.

The prison was constructed with joints that allow the building to expand and contract with the heat and cold. But state construction officials never intended the walls to completely pull apart.

Eleven buildings have been named as winners of the annual Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) awards. The buildings include two restored castles, a road bridge, a whisky ...

The last block, the prison’s southwest annex, was built in 1943. “A different, more modern and straightforward design, the annex was constructed of cast stone and painted brick,” Hildreth noted.

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County commissioners aren’t showing interest in building a new prison on a light industrial site at 17th Street and Margaret Avenue, as suggested this week by a local ...