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
One of 10 indicted Mid-State Correctional Facility staff members admitted to falsifying records as part of an alleged cover-up following the death of Messiah Nantwi
Body camera video includes staff commenting that the inmate was on the floor “all day from day shift” at the Cuyahoga County Jail
A new law requires inmates to serve set portions of sentences and expands pathways to try juveniles as adults
NYC Mayor Mamdani says the unit at Bellevue Hospital will replace the aging North Infirmary Command infirmary and improve care
Lt. Tyler Gaines intervened when a suspect resisted arrest, fought through TASER deployments and reached for a Hominy officer’s weapon
Supervisors back plan to shift education and recreation oversight to youth development agency amid staffing and compliance issues
The attack left a 61-year-old sergeant going in and out of consciousness as staff rushed to provide aid at the Richmond City Justice Center
The officer, on the job just over a year, remains hospitalized after exposure to a substance on paper at Mohawk Correctional Facility
Correctional ombudsman says more than 1,500 inmates have faced months of waiting for medically necessary services
PRODUCT NEWS
DOC officials said 139 staff members and 199 inmates statewide had been confirmed to have COVID-19
Department officials said they are taking every reasonable precaution to keep COVID-19 from infiltrating the jails
“To not allow the mitigation of risk with proven methods is unconscionable,” a Bledsoe County Correctional Complex doctor said
A 30-year Philadelphia Department of Prisons veteran has developed a system after her shifts in one of the city’s largest jails to protect her family from COVID-19
Inmates at Cambria County Prison are required to wear masks at all items, except when they’re in their cells
Learn how COVID-19 has impacted law enforcement and corrections personnel and how public safety has adjusted its response
The judge also ordered Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation to explain what steps are being taken to protect already sick inmates from COVID-19
The Rufe Jordan Unit, Dr. Lane Murray Unit, George Beto Unit and Barry B. Telford Unit have all been placed on lockdown
Inmates have produced nearly 200,000 cloth masks that are to be worn by prison employees and inmates
Officials fear that an outbreak of the swift-spreading and contagious disease could overwhelm prison staff and local hospitals in the mostly rural area