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 FIRE Act would invest $20 million annually to expand safety protections, fair wages, and job training while creating a path to record expungement and long-term firefighting careers
Todd and Julie Chrisley were serving lengthy prison terms after being convicted of defrauding banks out of $30 million and hiding income
Grant Hardin, former Gateway Police Department chief and convicted rapist and murderer, fled from the North Central Unit by disguising himself as a corrections officer
Jurors recommended that Sheriff Kelly Martinez implement a continuous quality improvement dashboard and make it publicly accessible on the department’s website
The state hasn’t executed a death row inmate since June 2012
Lenton Vanburen Jr., 26, was found sitting on a bench near a department store in Baton Rouge
Grant Hardin was “wearing a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement” when he escaped the North Central Unit
Oscar Smith was convicted of stabbing and shooting all three victims; the case involved insurance policies, threats and a 911 call naming him
The three men orchestrated violent crimes, including murders, from inside California prisons using contraband phones
