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• Green IT and State Budgets

  www.nascio.org writes "States are proven leaders in the green movement. In the face of tightening budgets that demand a departure from business as usual, states are demonstrating leadership through an array of green initiatives. State governments... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:06 AM by Scott with | with no comments Filed under: Green Corrections, Budget, Reduce Energy Consumption, Green IT

• Recycling and composting efforts in Pennsylvania DOC

  Read the Correctional Newsfront: Pennslyvania Department of Corrections article " Composting...it's a daily grind ." The article discusses recycling efforts (which uses inmate workers) and composting initiatives in several of PA's correctional... Posted Sep 18 2009, 04:13 PM by Scott with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Green Corrections, Budget, Green Collar Jobs, Recycling, Composting

• Merging juvenile justice and sustainability in California

  This article , published in the June 2009 edition of Correction's Today , discusses the development of a green facility for juveniles. The facility was designed to save 7 million gallons of water annually and reduce energy consumption, in addition... Posted Sep 15 2009, 03:23 PM by Scott with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Green Corrections, Budget, Reduce Energy Consumption, California

• Energy Conservation Efforts in Maine DOC

  Read this article to learn about the energy conservation efforts taking place in Maine DOC. Suggested improvements include the use of wind energy and heating with wood pellets instead of oil. Posted Aug 18 2009, 01:00 PM by Scott with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Green Corrections, Budget, Reduce Energy Consumption

• NIC Announces Green Corrections Project

  The National Institute of Corrections' Research and Evaluation Division is soliciting applications for a project to explore more awareness and involvement in conservation and environmental efforts by the field of corrections. For more information... Posted May 21 2009, 03:51 PM by Scott with | with no comments Filed under: Green Corrections, Workforce Development, Budget, Green Collar Jobs, Reduce Energy Consumption, Green Corrections Research

• Alameda County jail installs a green power plant

  Click here to read an article from 2006 about Alameda County and the installation of a green power plant. According to the article, the power plant is essentially a giant battery which at the time was expected to save taxpayers $266,825 annually on the... Posted Apr 21 2009, 03:47 PM by Scott with | with no comments Filed under: Green Corrections, Budget, Reduce Energy Consumption

• Green Corrections: How to get started

  Take a look at this article written by Mosley Architects. It is a short article that discusses how to get start greening a correctional facility, long term costs and benefits, and a case study of design strategies. Posted Apr 08 2009, 03:25 PM by Scott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Green Corrections, Budget, Reduce Energy Consumption

• Michigan DOC Lowers Energy Bill by "Going Green"

  From the Capital News Service: "They wanted to send someone over to check our meter," said Department of Corrections Director Patricia Caruso. "Our bill was three or four thousand dollars less for than it had been, and as it turned out... Posted Apr 08 2009, 03:20 PM by Scott with | with no comments Filed under: Green Corrections, Workforce Development, Budget, Green Collar Jobs, Reduce Energy Consumption

• Energy efficiency and green upgrades in prisons

  A NY Times blog reports on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's green retrofitting projects (estimated to save 3 million per year), an Indiana correctional facility burning scrap wood from the prison’s pallet industry to save... Posted Mar 03 2009, 03:24 PM by Scott with | with no comments Filed under: Green Corrections, Budget, Reduce Energy Consumption

• Green Prison Reform in Washington State (video)

  Click here to see the KCTS9 video about Green Prison Reform in Washington State. The video focuses on Cedar Creek Corrections Center, where one inmate conducted a study on the economic effect of recycling at the facility with a professor from Evergreen... Posted Jan 21 2009, 10:41 AM by Scott with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Green Corrections, Budget, Green Collar Jobs, Green Corrections Research

• Prisons go green, farm, recycle to save energy

  A great article about green corrections was published on msnbc.com on November 1st, 2008. In case you didn't see it, take a look: Prisons go green, farm, recycle to save energy The article provides examples of cost saving measures such as using wood... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:04 PM by Scott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Green Corrections, Workforce Development, Budget, Green Collar Jobs, Solar Panels, Reduce Energy Consumption

• Green Corrections

  Welcome to the National Institute of Corrections Green Corrections blog. The recent movement in corrections around the idea of becoming "green" has prompted NIC to create this blog in order to pass along any information we become aware of on... Posted Dec 17 2008, 12:47 PM by Scott with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Green Corrections, Workforce Development, Budget, Green Collar Jobs