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.
The man was condemned for the 2008 shooting deaths of two men outside a suburban Dallas music studio
“Deputy Patel misused and exploited that confidential information for personal purposes wholly unrelated to any legitimate law enforcement function,” the claim alleges
James Ernest Hitchcock was pronounced dead following a lethal injection; he was convicted of the July 1976 killing of 13-year-old Cynthia Driggers
Rashaad Muhammad was taken to the Fulton County Jail, where medical staff failed to provide antibiotics and other medical supplies he repeatedly told them he needed
The inmates include men serving sentences for offenses such as murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault
The judge said the state’s current system places most transgender women in men’s prisons, exposing them to heightened risks of violence despite case-by-case evaluations
A state probe found that poor jail management by Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson led to the escape
Series offers insight into the pressures and realities facing today’s corrections professionals
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Cambria County Prison, Laurel Highlands Region Police Crisis Intervention Team and the Cambria County Coroner’s Office partner with community college
$173K purchase for Pittsburg County jail to be partially funded with American Rescue Plan Act funds
The Tactical Games were created to provide a platform to test the skills and readiness of tactical athletes of all backgrounds
The Cellphone Jamming Reform Act seeks to allow state and federal prisons to use cellphone jamming systems
The grant, which is half of the project, will fund emergency call boxes, improve security cameras and add new fencing mesh
Visitors and detainees already go through body scanners, but officers and staff have only been required to pass through metal detectors
Domestic and international calls from wall phones and tablets are now free for “maintaining positive bonds between incarcerated people and their loved ones”
Illegal items seized by deputies include marijuana, meth, cell phones and sex lube
Schuylkill County Prison requests $160K for 42 additional wireless access points, switches and cables to improve communication between iPads used by COs
Cherokee County Detention Center officials haven’t found a shank, which is a weapon made from everyday items, for a couple of years