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
Joshua Butler escaped by removing a sink, crawling through a plumbing chase and exiting through a door that had a water-damaged lock at the Okfuskee County Jail
Authorities say leaked police data was used to facilitate shootings, drug trafficking and an attempted murder of an Ontario corrections manager
Multiple Auburn corrections officers were treated at the hospital after inmates threw or sprayed urine- and feces-smelling liquids in four separate incidents
The jury awarded $8.3 million after attorneys questioned the need for five Sedgwick County officers to restrain a 135-pound juvenile in a prone position for approximately 39 minutes
A former training officer was ordered to serve up to four years in prison for molesting two corrections officer trainees at SCI Dallas
The case stemmed from a 2016 intake incident in which a Muslim inmate said he was threatened with discipline for refusing to shave
Nicholas Kieffer’s lawsuit alleges reputational harm and malicious prosecution following his acquittal in the death of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility
The proposed legislation would fund mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officers at the federal, state and local levels
COs describe how mandatory overtime, staffing shortages and lack of support are eroding morale
PRODUCT NEWS
An inmate’s wife and daughter were caught near the prison’s front gate with a remote control and iPad in the backseat
Officials hope the software will also increase officer safety when working with violent inmates
The inmate was TASERed twice after going for the deputy’s gun in the scuffle
Sheriff Dan Hartog called the upgrades “the latest and greatest” in technology
While officials have said canteen funds are generally used for programs that benefit inmates, there is no policy dictating how that money must be used
Amy Worden, a DOC spokesperson, said that legal mail had been a source of contraband, including synthetic cannabinoids
The bill, signed Tuesday, allows jail personnel to operate devices that detect nonmetallic weapons hidden within body cavities
Legal advocates are promising a federal court challenge if the Pa. DOC does not revisit it’s policy on handling legal mail
The suspect told the dispatcher he was feeling suicidal and he was going to “blast it out with the police officers”
Joshua Stam freed himself from the handcuffs and attacked Officer David Weakley