Justice

A community’s justice facility reflects the values of the community itself. With empathy and compassion, STV aims to create safe, humane and healing environments that support residents, visitors and staff to achieve better outcomes for the communities we serve.

At STV, our team of justice experts leverages the power of planning, programming, design and construction management to improve the justice system with courthouses, police stations, jails, prisons and secure mental health facilities that address needs as well as risk.

Our humane approach considers the experience of all who use these buildings, seeking to create serene environments that lessen the stress of contact with the justice system. We plan and design biophilic buildings that are full of daylight and connect to nature with windows and gardens throughout. Our integration of gender-, health- and age-responsive programming promotes uplifting environments for intuitive, user-friendly experiences with a restorative effect on all who enter. We are conscious of the importance of public perception of secure justice facilities, prioritizing positive outcomes that speak well of the institution it represents.

STV is widely recognized as the leading subject matter expert and thought leader in justice design. We have pioneered new directions in correctional design for more than three decades, and we continually drive and advance best practices in courthouses, detention and correctional centers, and public safety and government buildings, and connect those designs to progressive sustainability thinking and resilience planning.