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
A rookie officer assigned to Rikers Island was pulled over in Queens and found with a rifle, shotgun, ammo and a machete
A Morgan County jury found the 25-year-old guilty of sexual battery after surveillance video captured the on-duty assault
The move comes as the Dayton Correctional Institution posts the highest correctional officer vacancy rate in Ohio and seeks to reduce forced overtime
Correctional Officer Dustin Pedigo, 35, had served with TDOC since April 2025
The prisoner transport van overturned and ignited, killing Officer Michael Valera and an inmate and critically injuring two others
Chemical exposures, forced overtime and debate over the HALT Act remain key concerns a year after the wildcat prison strike that led to the firing of 2,000 correction officers
Analysts said closing the prison would reduce infrastructure costs as CDCR projects $2.5 billion in maintenance needs at 25 facilities
The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office used its traveling training center to reinforce de-escalation tactics and reduce use-of-force incidents
A medical audit of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center links systemic breakdowns in detox, chronic care and emergency response to ongoing constitutional violations
PRODUCT NEWS
In the last week, 17 correctional employees and 21 people in custody at Rikers and city jails had tested positive for the coronavirus
Sgt. Benny Boscio posted the six-minute video after leaving the West Facility – the communicable disease unit – on Rikers Island
In addition to the three inmates who tested positive, three other Lee State inmates are “under observation for exhibiting flu-like symptoms”
The inmate, who is housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, complained of chest pains a few days after he arrived at the facility
There have been no reports of inmates testing positive for COVID-19, but prisoners and their families are still fearful
After the positive result, 18 inmates were quarantined and 11 medical staffers were sent home
Officials ordered the release of non-violent and short-term inmates to combat the looming threat of COVID-19 in jails
While visitations have been cut off to Central Texas jails, few test kits are available to inmates and some jails don’t have kits at all
The ACLU called for the release of inmates whose sentences would be completed within the next two years and who may be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19
Seven other COs were told to self-quarantine and some inmates are being monitored by medical staff at the jail