Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #11 - Envisioning Corrections in 2030 - Where Should the Evidence Take Us (ACJ11-A003)

Article 3: Rehab City - Reinventing the Architecture of Incarceration (ACJ11-A003)

Abstract

Every building, including carceral environments, exists within a larger context that includes influences from history, culture, environment and a community vision of purpose. During the last several years, and more specifically in the last 24 months, a national re-examination of the purpose and value of incarceration has come under close scrutiny by an expanding community of citizens, advocates and professionals that includes those who plan, design and operate prisons. While some within this community advocate the abolition of all forms of incarceration and the replacement with less structural sanctions, if achievable at all, this ultimate aim will require decades to replace the existing inertia. In the US National Capital, the Mayor of the District of Columbia convened a task force to examine the steps to transform the care and custody of incarcerated DC residents. Using this real-life example from Washington, DC, an alternative planning and design approach to replacing two existing correctional facilities is discussed as one outcome of the two-year examination by citizens and the professional community.

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Authors

Stephen Carter

Founder, Executive Vice-President, CGL Companies, United States

Stephen Carter, AICP is the Founder and Executive Vice-President, of CGL Companies, a planning, design and maintenance company with seven US offices. Mr. Carter is a charter Board Member of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA), and former Treasurer. He is the current Chair of the Planning and Design Network. Mr. Carter writes a regular column on trends in corrections for Correctional News. Mr. Carter received his Bachelor of Architecture from Clemson University and his Masters in Urban Design and Planning from the Architectural Association, London, England. He was an Associate Professor of Architecture at Clemson University; an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Carolina; and a Lecturer at the Summer Development Programs-Graduate School of Design, Harvard; University of Wisconsin College of Continuing Education; the National Academy of Corrections; the Wakefield Training Academy, United Kingdom.

Stanley Ira Hallet

Professor Emeritus, The Catholic University of America, United States

Former Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, DC, Stanley Ira Hallet, FAIA, is a Professor Emeritus of Architecture at CUA where he taught undergraduate and graduate studios in Washington DC, and in graduate studios in Rome and Paris. He recently oversaw the transformation of the architectural design curriculum in architecture at the Université Tunis Carthage (UTC) in Tunisia (2014-17). Graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1964 and a Master of Architecture in 1967, he taught for over 15 years at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah and 30 years at The Catholic University of America. Recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for his contributions to both architecture and architectural education, his work has been distinguished with 12 AIA design awards.

Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #11 - Envisioning Corrections in 2030 - Where Should the Evidence Take Us (ACJ11-A003)

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