Welcome to Weekly Connections! Here is your summary of key updates from the justice industry for the week of April 20.

Let's get started with project updates:

• Officials with Dimeo Construction Company laid out an early timeline for the new $174 million Framingham Regional Justice Center project in Massachusetts, with construction expected to finish in the spring of 2029.
• State officials in Montana toured the site of a major expansion at Montana State Prison, which is part of a nearly $700 million system-wide improvement and is expected to be complete by January of 2029.
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio officials reached a tentative agreement on a $150 million, six-year renovation of the county's aging Justice Center.
• Freedom of Information documents reveal that the province of Ontario, Canada is planning a large-scale, multi-decade jail expansion adding nearly 6,000 beds by 2050.
• Officials in Henderson County, N.C., broke ground last week on a new $101 million courthouse expansion that could be finished as soon as fall 2028.

Up next in legislation and funding:

• The Fulton County, Ga., Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $1.3 billion in financing to renovate and build facilities at the Fulton County Jail.
• Commissioners in Dallas County, Texas, are considering issuing $350 million in debt to fund capital projects, including $60 million for land acquisition for a new jail.
• Arkansas's proposed 3,000-bed Franklin County Prison project remains on hold following repeated legislative rejection of its funding plan.

Moving on to people news:

• Wold Architects and Engineers announced four promotions to the practice's Associates leadership team: Brian Hicks, Ellis Joyner, Cody Knobloch, and Dylan Sullivan.

Moving along to construction reports:

• Salt Lake County, Utah has issued an RFP to architectural and engineering firms for the Adult Detention Center expansion project, with proposals due May 6.
• The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has issued an RFQ to professional architecture and engineering firms for various rehabilitation and repair projects, with submittals due May 6.
• Montgomery County, Texas, has issued an RFQ to architecture and engineering firms for the design and construction of a new County Justice Center, with submittals due May 6.
• Construction Manager Bernards is seeking trade contractors for a project to reconfigure an existing Youth Guidance Center into a new Adult Reentry Center in Orange County, Calif., with bids due May 19.

And finishing up with events:

• The International Corrections and Prisons Association's Prison Technology and Design Conference will take place this week in Rabat, Morocco from April 21–24.
• The ICPA will also host a webinar, "Challenges in Conducting Research in Corrections," on May 6.
• For more details or to access the links mentioned, check out our podcast show notes at correctionalnews.com/podcast.