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 Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act aims to improve staffing, reduce burnout and enhance safety in federal prisons
The loss of roughly 2,600 corrections officers since the 2025 strike continues to strain operations across 42 New York prisons
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Stanley Richards to lead the Department of Correction, marking the first time a formerly incarcerated person will oversee the city’s jail system
The inmates fled the Riverbend Detention Center before dawn and were apprehended across Louisiana and Mississippi less than 24 hours later
Prosecutors allege Harrison Elba used drones to deliver a synthetic drug commonly marketed as bath salts and cellphones to an inmate at FCI Ray Brook
The bill would modernize Idaho’s 1978 “Son of Sam” law to prevent convicted offenders like Bryan Kohberger and Lori Vallow Daybell from profiting off books, interviews or films
A rookie officer assigned to Rikers Island was pulled over in Queens and found with a rifle, shotgun, ammo and a machete
MDC Brooklyn officials intercepted a Minnesota man carrying a barbecue fork and bogus paperwork as he tried to pass as an FBI agent
Commissioner John Hamm says staffing gains follow pay raises, but ADOC still needs 1,800 more officers to meet court mandates
PRODUCT NEWS
The state’s new program is the largest of any corrections department globally
“It’s not if we have a detention officer stabbed or cut, it’s when,” Sheriff Chris Elliott said
The AB Kiosk system can coordinate up to 30 alcohol screenings and check-ins per hour
Tracking the success of rehabilitative programs is about to get a lot easier in the state of Maine’s correctional facilities
Launched in collaboration with a local library, the program aims to connect families and instill a love of reading
The remaining mail items will be sent to a contracted vendor to be screened and digitally scanned
One COs union is skeptical of the cameras, saying the money could be better spent on hiring more officers
“Yes, we have just as many questions as you do,” the sheriff’s department said in a Facebook post
Disciplinary infractions for substance use by offenders dropped by 50% the year after a pilot began using TextBehind
People have gone to great lengths to get drugs into the facility, but the sheriff’s office is gaining the upper hand