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
In November 2023, the inmate punched an Allen County Jail corrections officer in the mouth, breaking the CO’s tooth
The plot was thwarted after the targeted Fulton County Jail officers found tracking devices attached to the bottom of their vehicles
In 2021, N.M. DOC began redirecting inmate mail to a Florida vendor for scanning, giving inmates photocopies instead of originals to reduce contraband in prisons
Cibola County Correctional Center COs recently found more than 1,000 fentanyl pills, several ounces of heroin and a half pound of meth inside the prison
The multi-agency sweep was “preplanned and coordinated to ensure the safety and security” of staff and inmates at the facility, the BOP said
Elmwood Correctional Facility’s new Goodwill store gives incarcerated women hands-on retail training and provides inmates with free clothes upon their release
A judge put the Raymond Detention Center into receivership in July 2022 after citing poor conditions, including deficiencies in supervision and staffing
The lawsuit argued that a policy restricting “smudging” violated the inmate’s First Amendment right to religious freedom and federal civil rights protections
The Hillsborough County Detention Center deputy suffered a broken left orbital bone and a cut to his eye in the struggle with an inmate
Each piece of privileged mail will be verified through the new TextBehind DOCS system and given a unique QR code
Five senior COs and one sergeant are accused of filing false reports regarding an incident that took place in April 2020 at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility
The L.A. County DA said his office would recommend the brothers be given a sentence of 50 years to life, which would make them immediately eligible for parole
Corrections officials said that once the new prison is built, it will employ nearly 800 people at an average salary of more than $46,600
Richard Moore mentors fellow inmates and could positively influence more if his sentence is reduced, the former S.C. DOC director said
The increase would allow the Orleans Parish sheriff to raise the starting salary for deputies from $18.45 to $20 an hour, which is still less than the national average of $24 an hour
A judge determined in 2023 that the inmate had attacked first, and therefore the Cumberland County officer was within his rights to defend himself
A jury found Steve Bannon guilty in 2022 of two counts of contempt of Congress
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9 out of 10 mail threats are small enough to fit in a curbside drop box with a notable shift from benign hoaxes to fentanyl-laced powders
Numerous correctional facilities nationwide report positive results after installing the VeroVision Mail Screener