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August 6, 2026
When our clients come to us with aging facilities, growing user populations, or changing operational needs, they often know they need a solution, but not necessarily what that solution should be. This is where master planning comes in.
April 16, 2026
Located in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, the new Eugene H. Gadson Courthouse increases access to justice and improves operational efficiency. Our firm provided full architecture, interior design, and courtroom technology services for the 155,000-square-foot building with 12 trial…
March 23, 2026
In this publication for Correctional News Magazine, Dewberry Project Manager Brooke Martin and Senior Project Manager Craig Clary explore best practices for integrating security electronics and detention equipment design to enhance safety, efficiency, and environmental conditions in secure housing facilities, with a focus on improving staff retention and supporting modernized operations.
January 28, 2026
In this roundtable for Correctional News, Dewberry Corrections and Detention Market Segment Leader Bruce Omtvedt joins other industry experts to explore how research, planning, and design can support recruitment and retention in justice facilities. By prioritizing staff safety, mental health, and operational efficiency, practitioners can build safer, more resilient, and more humane facilities for both staff and occupants.
October 1, 2025
In this article for Correctional News, Dewberry Architect Rosalie Howell and Project Manager Brooke Martin describe how architects can design facilities that meet the continuum-of-care needs for inmates serving life sentences by focusing on evidence-based strategies that address the ongoing needs of the community.
May 14, 2025
Dewberry designed new 155,000 square-foot, four-story courthouse in Savannah, Georgia.
January 20, 2025
In this Design Roundtable for Correctional News Magazine, Senior Principal Jim Beight joins other justice architecture industry experts to weigh in on trends, challenges, and innovations shaping secure housing design.
September 25, 2024
In this article for Correctional News, Dewberry Project Manager Brooke Martin and Vice President David Evers discuss how sustainable design can positively impact staff, resident, inmate, and patient outcomes at justice facilities and how there has been a paradigm shift towards resilient design strategies, social change, and a greater focus on the building envelope.
September 19, 2024
Cassey Franco and Katie Vondrasek
Over the past few years, justice facilities across the U.S. have been experiencing overcrowding and deteriorating conditions, outdated spaces, and staff shortages that are affecting the safety and well-being of the facility’s staff and the population. To address these challenges, architectural…
August 29, 2024
The new Milwaukee County Center for Youth is under construction to meet community needs.
August 20, 2024
In this article for Correctional News Magazine, Dewberry Associate Principal Bruce Omtvedt, Dewberry Associate Brooke Martin, and Continuum Architects + Planners’ Corey Lapworth describe the construction manager at risk (CMAR) project delivery approach used to design and construct a new secure residential care center for children and youth in Wisconsin for Milwaukee County. They also share considerations made for other delivery methods before ultimately deciding on CMAR.
March 13, 2024
In this article for Correctional News, Dewberry Senior Project Manager Zulay Marti and Associate Principal April Vacca provide a case study of the Crisis Stabilization Center in Frederick County, Maryland, including the design considerations made for privacy, safety, therapeutic spaces, and ease of care.
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