Search results for 'justice' (9)

Los Angeles, California, United States--In a groundbreaking effort to combat food injustice and celebrate Juneteenth, Chef Supreme Divine and The Harvest Academy, along with key sponsors Beyond Meat, Gen V, and Vegans of LA, served a remarkable 1,008 meals in just 37 minutes at Estrada Courts, setting the world record for the Most community vegan meals served in an hour, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Marshall, Illinois, United States--The giant gavel outside the Clark County Courthouse in Marshall, Illinois, United States, just over the border from Terre Haute, Indiana, is 36” in diameter, 61” height, and 16’6” in length and made of Red Oak; it honors the long legal history at the Clark County courthouse, one of the places where Abraham Lincoln practiced law, before becoming president, and sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Wooden Gavel, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Chicago, Illinois, United States--Located across the street from Hull House, Chicago's juvenile court opened in July 1899, and served as the model for this new social welfare approach that emphasized individualized treatment of cases instead of rigid adherence to due process, and probation over incarceration; authorized by the Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1899, it sets the world record for being the World’s First Juvenile Justice System, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States--The 'Scales of Justice' kinetic sculpture designed by Evelyn Rosenburg, in 2002, stands approx 30 feet high, located in the front plaza, of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, Albuquerque, New Mexico; it features a 'Giant Weighing Scales' the balance beam is over 36 feet long and it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Scales of Justice Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Arthur, Nebraska, United States--The First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail,located at Marshall St. between Fir and Elm Sts. in Arthur, Nebraska, was built as the first government buildings in newly formed Arthur County; was designed by a J.S. Noll with some elements of Italianate style and sets the world record for being the World's Smallest Courthouse, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Columbus, Ohio, United States--Gavel, a $200,000 sculpture by Andrew F. Scott, depicting a gavel, a mallet used by judges to maintain order in a courtroom and to punctuate rulings, is located at the Ohio Judicial Center, home to the Supreme Court of Ohio, situated in Downtown Columbus's Civic Center; the 31 foot steel. 7,000 pound gavel sets the world record for being the World's Largest Steel Gavel Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/3njl6y0

Mansfield, Ohio, United States--The Ohio State Reformatory (OSR), also known as the Mansfield Reformatory, a historic prison located in Mansfield, Ohio, is currently open for daytime tours every day; the East Cell Block stands six-tiers high holding 600 cells that once had 1,200 inmates, setting the world record for being the World's Largest Free Standing Jail Cell, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/44fl234

Carrabelle, Florida, United States--Originally a police phone box before apparently performing so well that it was promoted to a full “station,” the tiny office has earned a fair amount of fame for its oddity; one of the more recent of the telephone booths used is still in the center of town, across from the Chamber of Commerce; it sets the world record for being the World's Smallest Police Station, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/3gtrpes

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, United States--The Eastern State Penitentiary, also known as ESP, a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, which was operational from 1829 until 1971, refined the revolutionary system of separate incarceration which emphasized principles of reform rather than punishment, thus setting the world record for being the World's First True Penitentiary, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY: https://bit.ly/385gxA0