Minnesota Juvenile Correctional Facility: Respect, Reaction, Rehabilitation
Abstract
As a thesis project, I propose a minimum security juvenile
correctional facility in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. With this low
security-type, most inmates will usually spend usually no more than
five years in this facility and will then be released back into the
public. Because of this, the facility design will need spaces other
than just individual cells. The problem will be partially solved
by introducing color into the design. One challenge is that
usually design solutions should be enjoyable, and a
correctional facility is not an enjoyable space. The
design of correctional facilities must be
informed by the humane treatment of the inmates.