CGL specializes in providing solutions for corrections, judicial, public safety, and government environments. CGL’s variety of design experience includes local, state, federal, and international projects ranging from the development of prototype housing units for state departments of corrections, to training facilities for fire stations and law enforcement agencies, to full service correctional facility design.

CGL's experts have worked in and alongside criminal justice agencies, dedicating their careers to understanding the complexities and unique nature of the criminal justice system. Their involvement in, and access to, research and innovations taking place in both academic and practitioner settings provides an invaluable resource to justice agencies and community leaders.

Great design begins at the planning stage. Through the use of tools like statistical projections, studies/assessments, and stakeholder interviews, CGL planning experts identify the physical, operational, and aspirational benefits that the new building should provide. Creating this fully defined context of vision, mission, and operations is vital for the start of design.

Equipped with the insight gained during the planning stage, CGL designers use current and emerging best practices in criminal justice – such as direct supervision, alternatives to incarceration, deflection/diversion/detention, and trauma-informed operations – as a lens to view vision, mission, and operations in a fresh, forward looking light.