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 St. Landry Parish sheriff says structural neglect is behind the breach, while the parish president points to lack of supervision
The Atwater corrections officer said she feared for her life, but video showed the inmate walking away before she pursued and punched him
Lawmakers question Commissioner Angel Quiros as prison deaths, staff suicides and mental health demands strain the department’s $757 million budget
Some officers call the appointment a blow to morale, while others say firsthand experience could drive meaningful change
State leaders say increasing base pay and adding new security positions will help stabilize Florida’s prisons and reduce reliance on emergency measures
Officer Charles C. Hall Jr., a Crisis Intervention Unit officer at Five Points Correctional Facility, was remembered as a dedicated public servant and Marine Corps veteran
State investigators say the inmates used shivs to repeatedly stab Iowa State Penitentiary officers in the neck, throat, head, back and sides
ICE
Woodbury County officials say federal housing agreements are generating millions more than originally budgeted
After an inmate reported an emergency outside the secure perimeter, Officer Obbie Johnson carried out a lifesaving rescue that earned him the Florida Sheriffs Association’s 2026 CO of the Year award
PRODUCT NEWS
CDCR did not say how many people were affected, but said there is no indication that the data — which could include Social Security numbers, driver’s license information and other information — had been misused
A report showed huge increase in drug seizures in 2020, despite lockdowns that allowed only attorneys and prison staff to access the facilities for much of year
Because of incompatible computer systems, a judge set a low bail for Walker not knowing he had recently been let out of jail before starting a seven-year prison sentence for burglary
The change is being made to try to head off a trend of people soaking letters in drugs to smuggle them past authorities
The city-parish will use $2 million to install as many as 50 metal security doors throughout the facility, as well as upgrade the security camera system
“I’m afraid someone is going to get hurt or killed on my watch. I don’t want to get sued. If I get sued, you all will get sued.”
The Caucus wants to send jail inmates with severe medical needs to local hospitals, build a smaller jail with fewer beds and call for other reforms to address the jail’s extreme racial disparities
Two men say a former New Orleans judge forced them to use and pay for ankle monitors from ETOH, a company owned by the judge’s former law partner
After touring newly built jails, Cuyahoga County Jail Administrator Ronda Gibson has design ideas to improve inmate processing, housing and CO training areas
“We failed to put his handcuffs back on after he was scanned and he was able to walk out of the booking area and walk out of the building,” an official said