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
Tova Noel, who was on duty the night Epstein died in federal custody, is scheduled to give a transcribed interview
Inmates built a makeshift tower in a fourth-floor rec room to retrieve drugs and other items, according to court filings
Lason Butler died of dehydration after being held in a cell at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center with no running water, the lawsuit said
Michael Domingues, who was the youngest person in modern Nevada history to be sentenced to death at the time, was released after legal shifts on juvenile sentencing opened a path to parole
Prosecutors say the deliberate crash into the Dickinson Juvenile Justice Center caused major damage and targeted the court over a custody dispute
Prosecutors found the correctional officers acted reasonably and within policy during the restraint of an inmate in a mental health episode
The probe centers on whether female inmates face increased danger under current housing rules
Nathan Palmer testified that Jonah Levi stomped inmate Messiah Nantwi five or six times and said he confronted him moments later about the force used
Tova Noel, a rookie corrections officer at the time, said she saw no warning signs and described limited awareness of events during her overnight shift at the Metropolitan Correctional Center
PRODUCT NEWS
“I’m afraid someone is going to get hurt or killed on my watch. I don’t want to get sued. If I get sued, you all will get sued.”
The Caucus wants to send jail inmates with severe medical needs to local hospitals, build a smaller jail with fewer beds and call for other reforms to address the jail’s extreme racial disparities
Two men say a former New Orleans judge forced them to use and pay for ankle monitors from ETOH, a company owned by the judge’s former law partner
After touring newly built jails, Cuyahoga County Jail Administrator Ronda Gibson has design ideas to improve inmate processing, housing and CO training areas
“We failed to put his handcuffs back on after he was scanned and he was able to walk out of the booking area and walk out of the building,” an official said
The G.L.O.V.E. has contact points on all five fingers that deliver an electrical charge when you touch a specific area of the body
The GAL Versatile Protective Suit can reduce trauma by up to 95%, the company says
Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said the wristbands act as a means to quickly respond to inmate medical emergencies
Command Cloud strives to enable real-time situational awareness for safer, more secure correctional facilities
“You can’t do rehabilitation here if they’re getting drugs inside the facility,” Sheriff Becket Breaux said