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 corrections officer was fired after telling leadership that releasing inmates with staffing below the minimum required by policy created safety risks and violated DOC procedures
Deputy found the crystal substance just after the woman pleaded guilty to trafficking heroin
$18/hour starting CO pay is leading to 24% annual turnover and 50% vacancy rate, Secretary of Adult Corrections tells lawmakers
Under Chad Dotson, Virginia saw the nation’s lowest recidivism rate and introduced reforms to improve safety and accountability in prisons, VADOC said
The Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act aims to improve staffing, reduce burnout and enhance safety in federal prisons
The former Dannemora mayor, who is currently a DOCCS civilian employee, allegedly arranged brief municipal work to qualify retiring corrections officers for higher-tier benefits
In Brooks’ case, former sergeant Glenn Trombly testified he had officers file several drafts of use of force reports and urged officers to “get their stories straight”
North Carolina has the nation’s second-lowest CO starting salary, contributing to widespread vacancies, Gov. Josh Stein said
After a civilian reported the incident, surveillance video showed Orleans Parish deputies using force on a shackled inmate and not reporting it, the arrest affidavit states
PRODUCT NEWS
The most found contraband items are tobacco, other drugs, and cell phones
The new panels will replace ones so old that “you can’t purchase parts for them”
Telephone service employee suspected of stealing more than $40K from phone terminals has been arrested
OfficerJulie Williams needed to carry more than her belt could hold, so she crafted a way to keep everything at hand — or foot
Prickly heat and allergic reactions can make wearing body armor unbearable — one low-tech solution could be a life saver
More than two-thirds of all preventable law enforcement deaths are due to hemorrhaging – here’s a kit to stop the bleeding
Video teleconferencing cuts costs for all involved
H.R. 1175 would authorize the Bureau of Prisons to conduct a pilot program to determine if routinely issuing pepper spray to staff is effective
Offenders are hospitalized from a suspected botulism outbreak
Inmates burned down parts of a UK minimum-security prison after refusing to be breathalyzed