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From innovative facility planning strategies to emerging technologies transforming corrections management, each resource delivers actionable knowledge grounded in real-world experience and forward-thinking solutions for today’s criminal justice leaders. Explore our comprehensive library below to deepen your understanding and discover practical approaches that can elevate your agency’s effectiveness.
Discover the Courthouse of the Future
Discover the Courthouse of the Future
As the justice landscape rapidly transforms, so too must the spaces where justice is delivered. The Courthouse of the Future expands on our earlier work with a deeper, more forward-looking...
Optimized Planning For Transition and Activation – It’s more than...
Optimized Planning For Transition and Activation – It’s more than...
Transitioning into a new facility is more than coordinating a move. It requires aligning operations, staff readiness, systems testing, training, and organizational culture, all long before opening day. Our OPTA...
Understanding FCA Ratings: From Good to Replace
Understanding FCA Ratings: From Good to Replace
Understanding FCA ratings is crucial for effective facility management and long-term planning. In this Ebook, CGL's Director of Engineering, Chris Goode, explores the various FCA ratings—Good, Fair, Poor, Critical, and...
Successful Transition to Jail Operations Handbook
Successful Transition to Jail Operations Handbook
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Leadership in the Design of Women’s Facilities
Leadership in the Design of Women’s Facilities
To successfully design a facility with great attention to gender differences, it is important to empower and promote leadership at all levels. Join our national justice planning expert, Steve Carter,...
Jail of the Future
Jail of the Future
Trends in jail design emphasize the creation of welcoming correctional environments that use technology to customize the unique needs of correctional facilities and eliminate time wasted in tasks that require...
New Corrections Directors Guide to a Successful Transition in Corrections
New Corrections Directors Guide to a Successful Transition in Corrections
At CGL, we know how daunting assuming the leadership of a contemporary correctional system can be. Our considerable experience both as former correctional administrators, who have faced these issues, and...
Cold Weather Maintenance
Cold Weather Maintenance
Harsh winter conditions can wreak havoc on buildings and systems, especially when it comes to mission critical infrastructure like justice facilities, which operate 24/7.
Cost Efficiency Analysis Ebook
Cost Efficiency Analysis Ebook
In a recent survey, we asked correctional administrators, officers, and justice staff at AJA’s Annual Expo if they felt they were obtaining all of the operational efficiencies within their budget....
7 Reasons for Performing a Staffing Assessment
7 Reasons for Performing a Staffing Assessment
A staffing assessment can be an important tool in your toolbox – but how do you know if it’s the right tool for you? You may need to perform a...