Acoustic quality can impact the operational safety and security of correctional facilities, and the health, well being, performance and satisfaction of staff and inmates alike. From this perspective, noise abatement should be an integral action item in the planning and design of new facilities and retrofit projects.   Paul Riedinger, is the Midwest region technical manager for Charlotte Pipe and Foundry. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Page 3 of 3 Print News Headline 5/29/2009 http://www.correctionalnews.com/ME2/Audiences/Segments/NewsHeadlines/Print.asp?M...