In my previous post about courthouse mailrooms, I reviewed standards for central mailrooms in new court facilities. In this article, I will suggest how an upgraded courthouse mailroom might be done in an existing courthouse.

After the terrorist attacks of September 2001 and the anthrax contamination occurrences in federal mail-handling facilities in October 2001, the federal courts developed a new approach to achieve more rigorously controlled mailrooms. This enhanced approach was based on the central premise that all...

This is the third and final installment in our series on applying Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements in courthouse renovation projects. In the two previous courthouse accessibility posts, I discussed accessibility requirements as they apply to the main courthouse entrance and the...

Secured Circulation in Older Courthouses

In our last post on courthouse circulation, I described a historic Washington courthouse that lacked separate circulation routes for judges, prisoners, and the public. Today, I’d like to discuss how circulation issues in older courthouses can affect...