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
Multiple 911 calls during the 2008 abduction revealed coordination failures, leading to the passage of the Denise Amber Lee Act to strengthen dispatcher training
BWC shows corrections officer facing racist remarks during ‘First Amendment audit’ at Okla. facility
The Oklahoma DOC highlighted the corrections officer’s composure while denouncing offensive language used during interaction
Oklahoma DOC employees logged $35.5 million in extra hours, with some officers working more than 100 hours per pay period
Three Mohawk Correctional Facility officers were hospitalized, one in critical condition, and two National Guard members were evaluated after exposure to contaminated papers
A former inmate, Reginald Bellamy uses consistent engagement and structured programming to influence inmate behavior at Maryland Correctional Institution
Plaintiffs claim correctional officers used chemical agents and force against compliant inmates during a 2024 search operation at Central California Women’s Facility
K-9 Floki was working the back perimeter of Marshall County Correctional Facility when he was shot and killed
Southern Regional Jail corrections officers coordinated attacks on inmates and concealed misconduct in official reports, the DOJ says
A short anonymous survey explores attitudes shaped by daily realities inside correctional facilities
PRODUCT NEWS
Officers are wearing masks and gloves, but have been cautioned to save them for longer periods as shortages loom
Officers and inmates across the state prison system described conditions ripe for an outbreak, with a shortage of sanitizing products and lax policies at some prisons
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has repeatedly denied allegations that conditions at the facility are unsanitary or inadequate
A 263-page document says the design of the state’s prisons, overcrowding and understaffing make it “impossible” to keep COs and inmates safe from COVID-19
Officials said the masks are intended to “reduce the amount of droplets expelled from a person’s cough or sneeze”
Highest priority was given to inmates who are being held at FCC Oakdale, a prison complex in Louisiana where five inmates have died
Officials are following the CDC’s guidance and the warden said he regularly checks on inmates and staff
Officials said inmates at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center have “worked tirelessly to produce large quantities of hand sanitizer”
The mask requirement will apply across the board, regardless of whether a facility has been touched by COVID-19
The complaint, which was filed by Lt. Mark Hasz, says COs at Lewis Prison were told they couldn’t bring in or wear their own PPE