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
The Bureau of Prisons director points to rising drone drops, including a case at FCI Fort Dix where staff intercepted a drone drop carrying a 46-pound laundry bag filled with contraband
Inmates at Hidalgo, Luna and Doña Ana facilities are infected as the state coordinates containment efforts
A repeat offender serving time for armed robbery now faces another federal charge for alleged threats against President Trump and other officials
Incarcerated residents at three facilities donated nearly 65,000 servings of fruits and vegetables to fight food insecurity
Alaska DOC leaders cite overtime mandates, staffing shortages and rising medical bills as drivers of a budget request exceeding $500 million
Jurors found no constitutional violations in the case of a mentally ill detainee who died after ingesting multiple objects while housed in a special unit at Cois M. Byrd Detention Center
The Lakeview Correctional Facility officer was diagnosed with a concussion, while the counselor suffered injuries to her jaw, neck and head
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
PRODUCT NEWS
The German Shorthaired Pointers and their handlers will detect drugs in Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office jails and courthouse holding areas
The rare lockdown in the nation’s largest prison system, which comes during a heat wave, is happening as officials ‘confront the root causes’ of drug contraband and violence
Assistant inspector general estimates DOC mailroom workers only catch about half of the drugs entering prisons through the mail
The former multi-millionaire attorney, who is serving two life sentences for murder, had his phone and canteen privileges suspended for 30 days
The investigation into the fentanyl dealing ring included several hundred phone calls and video visits made from a federal prison
The Belgian Malinois is trained to detect meth, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, fentanyl, suboxone and LSD
Former inmate tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease two-days after transfer from county prison to state prison
Sheriff Patrick Labat says the jail will follow “our normal practices” when former President Trump arrives for booking
COs are monitoring people inside the unairconditioned housing units for heat-related health problems
Deputies found tobacco, meth, fentanyl and a syringe on an inmate returning from furlough