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
Analysts said closing the prison would reduce infrastructure costs as CDCR projects $2.5 billion in maintenance needs at 25 facilities
Following the fatal attack at River North Correctional Center, Corrections Officer Jeremy Hall’s widow is urging oversight and better pay to address staffing and safety concerns
Stillwater correctional officials say the shop builds job skills, improves the inmate-staff dynamic and reduces illegal tattooing
Corrections officials say longer sentences and delayed parole eligibility under Logan’s Law would significantly increase incarceration expenses over time
A five-day training at Whitley County Detention Center gives 12 participants OSHA-compliant certification and connects them with potential employers after release
Tova Noel, who was on duty the night Epstein died in federal custody, is scheduled to give a transcribed interview
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the inmate forced one cuff off while experiencing significant mental health issues
“I’m not taking it down,” Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank said of his post that stated his office would not hire noncitizens as corrections officers or deputies
State corrections officials say the site will remain maintained in case it is needed again while staff move to other prisons
PRODUCT NEWS
The department has also begun point prevalence testing, which involves testing asymptomatic individuals
Officials claim the ousted medical provider was responsible for a one-week doubling of the number of infected employees and inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility
All inmates and detainees at the Essex County Correctional Facility will be tested for COVID-19 using an antibody blood test that can deliver results in 15 minutes
If an inmate chooses to appear in a courtroom jail cell, they must first wait for deputies wearing masks to sanitize and wipe down the cell bars
DOC officials said 139 staff members and 199 inmates statewide had been confirmed to have COVID-19
Department officials said they are taking every reasonable precaution to keep COVID-19 from infiltrating the jails
“To not allow the mitigation of risk with proven methods is unconscionable,” a Bledsoe County Correctional Complex doctor said
A 30-year Philadelphia Department of Prisons veteran has developed a system after her shifts in one of the city’s largest jails to protect her family from COVID-19
Inmates at Cambria County Prison are required to wear masks at all items, except when they’re in their cells
Learn how COVID-19 has impacted law enforcement and corrections personnel and how public safety has adjusted its response