The path toward the criminal justice system has many forks, each turn leading to different possible futures. Recent calls for justice reform refocus our attention on these moments when ...
Community justice centres are developing worldwide. The Neighbourhood Justice Centre (NJC) located in Melbourne Australia, was designed, and built to meet the needs of the local community ...
Professionals in architecture have a responsibility to advocate for social justice and equitable environments, not only in the practice of the profession but also in offering social ...
With the recent civil unrest and demand for social change, it has become clear our justice system does not provide the same protections for every person. As justice architects, it is ...
There has been much discussion regarding the role of architects in the planning and design of justice facilities, especially related to facilities that incarcerate individuals. I’ll ...
The critique of the Justice System as inflexible and overly reliant on carcerial approaches has led to experiments with alternative court ordered supervision in lieu of Cash Bail and/or ...
Of all the project attributes characterized in the AIA Framework for Design Excellence, ‘Design for Energy’ may be the easiest to measure (while still challenging to achieve). Given ...
New York City has embarked upon an unprecedented justice reform plan: closing Rikers Island and replacing it with a network of four smaller, safer and fairer jails in the boroughs. ...
ODRC currently has a population of nearly 50,000 male and female inmates, the vast majority of whom, because of their close proximity and contact with each other in living/housing units ...