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
State leaders say increasing base pay and adding new security positions will help stabilize Florida’s prisons and reduce reliance on emergency measures
A medical audit of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center links systemic breakdowns in detox, chronic care and emergency response to ongoing constitutional violations
Gov. Gavin Newsom says the new learning complex marks a major step in shifting the historic prison toward rehabilitation
Policy changes at the Norfolk City Jail include RN-led intake screenings, expanded mental health staffing and enhanced deputy training
Sex Money Murder-24K leaders orchestrated narcotics smuggling and inmate assaults across multiple Florida facilities, according to federal prosecutors
The guilty finding stems from a 2019 dining hall dispute that led to a physical struggle with Lansing Correctional Facility staff
Serving a 30-year sentence, a Danville Correctional Center inmate who started the program says leading palliative care efforts changed his life
Union leaders say the proposed base pay increase would boost recruitment, improve retention and reduce reliance on augmentation across federal prisons
Ruling cites ongoing constitutional violations and says inmates face immediate risk from systemic healthcare failures
PRODUCT NEWS
COs found the drug, which is used to manage opioid withdrawal, after a tip from an informant
President Biden signed the bill to fix prison cameras after rampant staff sexual abuse, inmate escapes and high-profile deaths
The book is about Richard Van Wickler’s life experiences and includes tips on de-escalating aggression
“If you get 2 pounds of weed, it’s safe to assume it didn’t come in through the visit floor.”
The bi-partisan legislation, now on its way to President Biden to sign, forces BOP to fix and replace surveillance cameras
While awaiting trial for attempted murder the inmate made video calls and sent 1,000 texts of a sexual nature to a teenage girl
Contraband found inside the footballs included bags of marijuana, cellphones and chargers and packs of cigarettes
12-year CO described violence, low morale and mandates at the facility that recently transitioned to county control
New York Department of Labor report directs prisons to make mailrooms safer and provide better protective equipment to reduce drug exposure
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