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 bill would modernize Idaho’s 1978 “Son of Sam” law to prevent convicted offenders like Bryan Kohberger and Lori Vallow Daybell from profiting off books, interviews or films
Efforts to close Men’s Central Jail began in 2021, but progress has lagged due to setbacks, including a post–Proposition 36 inmate population increase
Investigators said the corrections officer escorted a handcuffed detainee into a jail “blind spot,” where he and two officers knocked him down and repeatedly struck him
Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish was shot nine times in the body and four times in his body armor with his own service weapon
The state’s jail oversight agency says ongoing failed inspections, alleged record falsifications and chronic staffing shortages underscore the need for stronger judicial oversight
Prosecutors said Scott Robert Tardy targeted an FBI agent and his family with violent online threats, shared their home address and attempted to destroy evidence before his arrest
The attack at the D.C. Jail left a corrections officer seriously injured and in need of lifesaving surgery
Federal prosecutors said the men concealed sharpened plexiglass, a razor blade and a shank during a pat-down at the medium-security prison
Inmates at Hidalgo, Luna and Doña Ana facilities are infected as the state coordinates containment efforts
PRODUCT NEWS
The inmate broke out of his restraints and attacked the officer with a wall monitor
The extent of the deputy’s injuries is unknown
Christopher Hunt has a history of attacking law enforcement
The inmate came down the stairs and attacked the officer after refusing to go back to her cell
The officers are expected to make full recoveries
Two police officers were injured in the altercation
All five officers were treated and released
The bill has passed in the House and is now in the Senate
The gloves were priced at $1 for two pairs
Around 25 rioters were outside throwing rocks, sticks and setting off fireworks