Corrections News
Corrections news is essential for the correctional facility workforce, providing up-to-date information on developments, policy changes, and emerging trends in the penitentiary system. This directory offers articles that help staff stay current on issues affecting their work environment, inmate management, and facility operations. Regularly engaging with corrections news ensures personnel are prepared for new challenges and opportunities. For additional insights, explore our section on Correctional Design and Operations Management.
BREAKING NEWS
The union alleges the department is bypassing bargaining obligations and operating prisons with dangerously low staffing levels
The Sac County Jail inmate pulled a jail deputy’s arm earlier in the day, then later squeezed through the pass-through door and chased her before deputies intervened
Gregory Hunt’s death marks the sixth U.S. execution using nitrogen gas
Joshua J. Smith, pardoned by President Trump in 2021 on drug charges, is the first formerly incarcerated person to hold a leadership role at the Bureau of Prisons
Ashley Toney was sentenced to over six years in prison for failing to intervene in the death of Quantez Burks at Southern Regional Jail
One CO was stripped of clothing and multiple officers were hospitalized after Trousdale Turner Correctional Center inmates took over a control room and freed others into the yard
Ralph Menzies, sentenced to death in 1988, was found to still understand his crime and punishment despite severe cognitive decline
The bonuses are funded by nearly $200 million in federal fines imposed over California’s failure to meet mental health staffing mandates in prisons
At least 459 hearings and dozens of petitions are under review due to nearly 6,000 faulty drug tests in California prisons
