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
$18/hour starting CO pay is leading to 24% annual turnover and 50% vacancy rate, Secretary of Adult Corrections tells lawmakers
A judge ordered an end to extended solitary confinement and stacked disciplinary sanctions tied to refusal to work
Sheriff Robert Luna points to an aging, medically fragile population as the department works to implement reforms
Kern County officials are exploring switching to a secondary well while determining how fuel entered the system
One officer suffered a fractured rib, another was sexually assaulted and others were beaten after slipping on soap-covered floors, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said
Two inmates facing murder charges allegedly climbed through a ceiling maintenance door to flee the Sumter County facility
A federal court ruled the Bureau of Prisons likely violated due process in seeking to transfer inmates with commuted death sentences to the Supermax facility
Ronald Palmer Heath becomes the state’s first execution of 2026 following a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison
The Atwater corrections officer said she feared for her life, but video showed the inmate walking away before she pursued and punched him
PRODUCT NEWS
Officials would not say if COs will be assigned to make photocopies
The drone dropped a pouch containing the items into an outdoor recreation area at the jail
Denver LEOs working in the most volatile area of the city’s downtown jail will begin wearing body cameras
The purchase is the first to be made using money from a $37 million settlement with McKesson Corp.
The system only costs a few hundred dollars
The system will allow non-contact inspections for inmates
The prison system has saved nearly $6,000 from January to March since using video-conferencing for inmate hearings
The rise in overdoses comes despite the state pouring millions into technologies designed to block contraband at prison entry points
In 2016, correctional officers confiscated a record 9,766 cellphones from inmates
The Transport Kit allows officers to safely restrain detainees or prisoners