As part of its Realignment Plan (AB 109) Los Angeles County is proposing a 5.7 million dollar consulting contract for AECOM to study whether we need additional jail cells. LA already has the largest jail system in the world, and as many as 7,000 "beds" are empty. Can we afford more jails, especially when we are closing schools, fire stations, parks, libraries and clinics? Should a jail and prison construction company answer that question? Contact the Youth Justice Coalition - freelanow@yahoo.com - to share your thoughts, to get involved or for more information.

1. Prison Profit Over People
What to know about the company that’s building
prisons and jails in California and the world.
A Member of Californians United for a Responsible Budget

2. As part of its Realignment Plan (AB 109), Los
Angeles County is proposing a 5.7 million dollar
consulting contract for
to study whether we
need additional jail cells. LA already has the largest
jail system in the world, and as many as 7,000 "beds"
are empty. Can we afford more jails, especially
when we are closing schools, fire stations, libraries,
parks and clinics? One thing is certain from
California’s history - if we build jails and prisons, we
will fill them, and overfill them, and fill them with
people who don’t need to be there.
A Member of Californians United for a Responsible Budget

3. Does LA even need the study?
LA already contracted the Vera Institute to look at
jail expansion. Vera agreed with community claims
that the jails were being used unnecessarily, and
recommended downsizing through release of people.
The County Board of Supervisors is now looking for
AECOM to study the issue again. Is it likely that a jail
and prison construction company will recommend
something other than construction?
This presentation is intended to raise some important questions, before LA
moves forward to build more cells. Contact the Youth Justice Coalition -
freelanow@yahoo.com / www.youth4justice.org or CURB -
www.curbprisonspending.org for more information or to get involved.

4. AECOM’s Prisons:
1. 35 years of experience in the
planning, design, and construction of
“detention and correction facilities” throughout
the world.
2. Includes prisons for youth, adults and
“special needs populations” at “all security
levels”.
3. Clients have included local city and county
governments, state and provincial
correctional authorities and national
governments.

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6. AECOM SELLS ITSELF AS:
CO$T EFFECTIVE. “Over a 30 year cycle
of a detention or correctional facility, only
10% of total expenditures will be for cost
related to capital development, while 90% of
the cost will be for staffing and operations.
Our professionals recognize our responsibility
as steward of the public trust relative to
meeting schedule and capital budget
requirements, as well as in reducing the long
term cost of operations.”

7. AECOM SELLS ITSELF AS:
FORWARDTHINKING. “We work with our
clients to understand how the system works
today in terms of policy and procedure, and to
tailor staffing patterns and operational
budgets to our design solutions... (including)
* maximizing housing unit service delivery;
* video visiting/video court appearance;
* tele-medicine; and
* assisting clients in evaluating alternatives to
incarceration and in tracking performance metrics.

8. AECOM SELLS ITSELF AS:
GOODNEIGHBORS.“We approach each
project with a spirit of discovery and apply design
guidelines that have been proven to impact behavior
and to support staff morale. We are committed to
working with our clients to reconcile the specific
challenges of rehabilitating inmates while
protecting and reassuring the public. Our
portfolio reflects our ability to allay community
concerns about the corrections and detention
facilities processes and purpose by developing
facilities that can be "hidden in plain sight" and
that function as good neighbors within
the community.

13. BUT
PRISON AND JAIL
CONSTRUCTION SHOWS
A DIFFERENT REALITY

14. Belmarsh West Prison, London, UK
Design, construction, management and financing of two new “custodial” facilities. AECOM was the
technical advisor on both projects. The institutions are projected to be completed in 2012 and have
a construction cost of $243 million. Intended to be a “public-private partnership” e.g. semi-private
prison.

15. Delano II, Kern County, CA
AECOM provided construction management services to the California Department of Corrections
(CDC) for the construction of the $280 million California State Prison-Kern County Delano II. CDCR
constructed a “5,080-bed maximum-security prison capacity 3,892 Level IV inmates” and “480
Minimum-Security Level I inmates.” The project incorporates 1,300,000 square feet of one- and two-
story buildings on 500 acres, consisting of housing and dining areas; food preparation using cook
and chill methods; visiting space; vocational and educational program space; recreation areas;
infirmary and health service administration buildings; maintenance and utility facilities; and
warehouses.

16. Central Prison, Sumail
AECOM is the justice design and security consultant for a new $100 million, 3,000- bed, multi-
custody correctional complex for the Sultanate of Oman, Royal Police Force. The existing prison
which dates back to colonial days, will be torn down and replaced with “a more modern and
humane facility,” including “smaller housing components within four self-contained, secure prison
compounds separated according to inmate typologies and designed to accommodate
males, females, juveniles and special needs.” Dormitory housing for 6 to 16 people; 150 bed units
located around a central outdoor courtyard, with the use of a combination of direct and indirect supervision
anticipated; multi-purpose program spaces, dining facilities, and spaces for recreation. Central support
areas are planned to include inpatient medical and outpatient clinics, central administration, security
administration, and visiting facilities. Central warehousing, maintenance, food preparation, staff
housing, and training are all provided for in a “separate compound.” “Masterplanning” has been completed
to provide for an expected expansion to a 4500-inmate capacity.

17. Coleman Federal Correctional Complex
AECOM was the architect and engineer for this 1,850,000 square foot project in Coleman, Florida.
One of the largest prison complexes in the U.S., it locks up more than 4,200 people and comprises
nearly 30 buildings. In addition to the “masterplan” and architectural design, AECOM provided
structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering services for the project. In AECOM’s
words, “Care was taken to preserve wildlife, trees, and wetland vegetation on the prison's
environmentally sensitive 1,400-acre site.”

18. Ezeiza Correctional Complex
AECOM provided architectural and engineering design services for this 860,000 square foot
“penitentiary facility,” located on a “highly secure” 296-acre site in Argentina, with capacity for
1,620 people in single cells: (1) an intake and reception module for 300 people; (2) two maximum
security modules for 300 people each; (3) two medium security modules for 300 people each; (4) a
mental health module for 120 people; and a 150-bed hospital. Surrounded by an extensive double
perimeter of 6.00 meter high double fences with microwave and buried cable perimeter intrusion
systems and CCTV camera systems for perimeter security. Physical security throughout includes
cast-in-place concrete walls and reinforced concrete masonry wall assemblies. A complete
electronic security system was also designed and installed.

19. Grayville, Illinois
Maximum Security Correctional Center
AECOM is designing and building a $131 million maximum security “correctional facility” with
“eight housing units” (of 200 beds each), one 200-bed, minimum security housing unit, gun towers
and sallyport building. In order to move 1,660 “maximum security inmates” in groups of 50 AECOM
designed a Vehicle Surveillance System including the use of a “non-lethal” electric perimeter
fencing system, and 4 control towers. A a biometric reader uses electronic fingerprint identification
to track both prisoners and corrections staff. Video cameras “monitor officer safety, while derailing
lawsuits that allege improper behavior.”

20. Lexington-Fayette Detention Center, Kentucky
AECOM’s project was prompted by “need to replace outmoded and overcrowded existing facilities and
an impending federal court deadline” to develop a new 1,280- bed “urban detention center expandable
to 2,048 beds.” The site is “at a gateway intersection to a major scenic drive through Kentucky horse
country” so “the design concept responded both to the operational objectives of the jail administration
and the overarching concerns of the community regarding the siting of the facility along the important
Frankfort Pikeview corridor. To limit the visual impact of a 427,000- gross square foot facility in a
landscape more typically punctuated by 15,000- to 20,000-gross square foot horse barns, the facility was
recessed into the crown of a hill in the center of the site. The only element visible from the Franklin Pike
view corridor is the administration building, which has been treated to resemble an equine facility
common to the landscape.” For all classifications - (special, minimum and maximum security) in a
combination of single-cell, multi-cell and dormitory units.

21. Marin County Jail
AECOM was selected to plan, design, and provide construction services for Marin County’s new
“state-of-the-art correctional facility.” Project connects Marin County’s hall of justice and Civic
Center, “a national landmark” designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. To “preserve the character of
Wright’s architecture, the facility is recessed into the hillside.” 222 medium-security, direct
supervision cells arranged in six pods. Use of gray water for flushing and landscaping. Elimination
of cell windows. (All natural light is provided by skylights and clear lights in the cells.) “Pod
configurations” include three general population male pods of 41 cells each, one general
population female pod of 35 cells, one pod of 14 protective custody and 14 administration
segregation cells, and one medical/mental health pod of 36 cells.

22. Pima County Jail Expansion
AECOM's work on the Pima County Jail Expansion project consolidates, “modernizes,” and
expands an existing 1,500 bed jail complex to a capacity of 2,000 beds. A clearly identifiable lobby
was provided to replace “multiple entries” with adjacent video visiting facilities serving the entire
facility, “eliminating both inmate and public movement for visiting.” The architectural design
“emphasizes the new front door of the facility with a tree-shaded entry plaza. The materials and
colors reflect the character of the desert mountains that serve as the backdrop for the facility.”

23. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community Detention Facility
AECOM is part of a consortium including Au' Authum Ki (a community member) and Kitchell
Contracting's Native American Division. AECOM contributed to the planning and design of this
approximately 78,000 square foot facility for up to 120 prisoners and future expansion of up to 200.
A curved wall at the front of the building “makes a welcoming gesture and gives unique character
to the main elevation.” Adult and youth units as well as Medical building in the center. “The
traditional sandwich style of construction which was used to build mud and adobe homes of the
past was also an inspiration for creating the facility's architectural character.” The design concept
“alludes to the stratification of a canyon wall or the banks of the Salt River. Roof profiles recall
mesas, and the green tinted glass for the few windows that are required relates to coloration found
in the landscape.”

24. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SHOW:
Traditional, maximum security design over
more humane conditions & programming.
Reduced family connection.
Despite rhetoric - no focus on
alternatives to incarceration.
Hyper concern for NIMBY - political power
of connected over needs of those most
impacted. Design over justice. Art of
“hiding” dehumanization.
Old-school, super-max, failed designs
especially in less politicized jurisdictions
and developing nations.

25. CampaignCo
ntribution$

26. influenceexplorer.com
AECOM Campaign Finance
$1,396,596 Given from 1991 - 2012
45,000 employees; #352 on Fortune 500
This represents giving from corporation,
employees and PAC.

27. influenceexplorer.com
AECOM Campaign Finance
$1,396,596 Given from 1991 - 2012
45,000 employees; #352 on Fortune 500
This represents giving from corporation,
employees and PAC.
TOP CANDIDATE$:

28. influenceexplorer.com
AECOM Campaign Finance
$1,396,596 Given from 1991 - 2012
45,000 employees; #352 on Fortune 500
This represents giving from corporation,
employees and PAC.
TOP PARTIE$’ GIFT$:

29. influenceexplorer.com
AECOM’$
STATE VS. FEDERAL GIFTS - THEY GIVE
WHERE THE MAX BUILDING $ ARE…

30. At the state
level, AECOM
makes it hard to
track giving to
candidates.
Hides their gifts
through
“lobbyist
clients” so it
goes to “issues
and projects”
instead.

32. influenceexplorer.com
SHERIFF BACA’$
CAMPAIGN
FUNDRAI$ING

33. AECOM Contributions
LOCAL CONNECTION$
Mayor and other City Officials traded $
for construction contracts on the
West Side.
Goldman Sachs got 145.6 million from
City Council for Playa Vista Luxury
Housing
United Way got $80,000 contribution for
Jobs Creation - pits indigenous
environmental movement of Tongva
Nation against CBOs funding job
programs in low-income communities. Possible ally?
We have to assume that Sheriff Baca is Ron Kaye
watching. Cha-Ching $$$!!! Former Editor
of Daily News

34. Join the movement for youth and
community development over mass
incarceration.
Contact the Youth Justice
Coalitionfreelanow@yahoo.com /
www.youth4justice.org or CURB -
www.curbprisonspending.org for more information or
to get involved.