Supporting the Justice Community

Few areas are of greater concern to modern society than those involving the criminal justice system. These concerns present planners, scientists, engineers and economists with a challenging and demanding set of infrastructure requirements for siting, design and operation of detention and correctional facilities. In recent years, the rapid growth in the detainee and inmate population, and the increasing attention being focused on the justice and correctional systems, has led to significant investments in correctional infrastructure. Since 1983, The Louis Berger Group has been helping clients address this important social issue through the provision of planning, engineering, environmental and related services.

Over the past 25 years, Berger has successfully performed over 1,500 assignments involving more than 100 justice facilities nationwide. During this time, Berger has assisted the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service), the U.S. Marshals Service, the Office of the Federal Detention Trustee, along with the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Hawaii, California, North Dakota, New Hampshire among others with planning, engineering, environmental documentation, construction management and public outreach services involving community correctional centers, prisons and penitentiaries, jails and detention facilities, courthouses and similar facilities.

Services have included site investigations, cultural and natural resources studies, environmental assessments and engineering assignments. Our experts have carefully evaluated the needs of both society and the offender population to ensure economic efficiency in the planning and construction of needed facilities while meeting the mission of our justice system.

Projects around the United States. (Geographic map)

Berger’s capabilities include:

Planning and Engineering Services

• Site Identification, Evaluation and Selection Services
• Facility Master Planning
• Geotechnical Investigations
• Utility System Planning and Engineering
• Local, State and Federal Permitting
• Civil/Site Engineering
• Traffic Engineering
• Program Management
• Building Condition Inspections and Assessments
• Construction Management
• Project Financing Strategies

Environmental Compliance

• Environmental Assessments/Environmental Impact Statements (NEPA and State Compliance)
• Environmental Permitting
• Clean Water Act Compliance
• Clean Air Act Compliance
• Endangered Species Act Compliance
• Environmental Compliance Audits
• Environmental Baseline Surveys
• Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies
• Environmental Training and Education

Cultural Resources Management

• Archaeological Investigations
• Cultural Resource Management Plans
• Curation Services
• Historical Investigations
• Historical Architectural Investigations
• National Historic Preservation Act Compliance

Environmental Planning, Conservation and Restoration

• Threatened and Endangered Species Management
• Coastal Zone Management
• Wetland Assessment/Mitigation Design
• Environmental Restoration Planning
• Pollution Prevention/Life-Cycle Analysis
• Socioeconomic and Fiscal Impact Analysis

Spatial Information Systems

• Needs Assessment
• Data Collection
• Data Migration/Conversion
• Database Development and Management
• GIS Development
• Computer Integrated Facilities Management
• Web Page Development and Hosting
• Mapping

Public Information and Involvement

• Community Involvement Programs
• Communications Plan Development
• Meeting and Workshop Facilitation
• Newsletters and Information Brochures
• Public Awareness Strategies
• Public Outreach Plans
• 3D Viewshed Analysis/3D Environmental Visualization

Prior Planning, Engineering, Environmental and Related Support to Justice Clients

We are pleased to have served our justice clients for over 25 years we look forward to continuing to support our nation’s justice system.

For information contact:

Robert J. Nardi, AICP - Senior Vice President
The Louis Berger Group, Inc.
412 Mount Kemble Avenue
P.O. Box 1946
Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1960
973-407-1000 (main)
973-407-1681 (direct)
973-809-7495 (mobile)
973-267-6468 (fax)

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