to separate in-custody criminal defendants from the general public.

The architecture of court buildings can present significant security challenges. Architects typically use two main tools to mitigate security risks within the adjudicative space depending upon local needs, such as the proliferation of weapons: secure entrance vestibules and separation of circulation pathways and adjacencies within the footprint of the building.

Secure entrance vestibules provide court staff the opportunity to screen visitors to the building

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