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
Alaska DOC leaders cite overtime mandates, staffing shortages and rising medical bills as drivers of a budget request exceeding $500 million
Cadiz Officer Doug Barker later presented Hamilton County Corrections Officer Hannah Cline with his academy class coin to thank her for staying by his side at the scene
The officer deployed the device during a dispute while distributing food trays, striking multiple COs with TASER wires
Investigators say coded phone conversations from the Cowlitz County jail prompted a search that uncovered a handgun and more than 6 pounds of marijuana
Prosecutors say the FCI Aliceville officer sexually assaulted seven incarcerated women between 2022 and 2024
An inmate claimed SCI Greene staff denied him hygiene supplies, legal materials and yard time during weeks in solitary confinement
The bill would have ensured that the deliberate killing of a corrections officer carries the same penalty as killing other law enforcement officers
Louisville Metro Corrections officials say temporarily reassigning staff to housing units could ease mandatory overtime and help address ongoing staffing shortages
Sedgwick County commissioners approved the payment after a federal jury found five juvenile corrections officers liable in the 2021 death of 17-year-old Cedric “CJ” Lofton
PRODUCT NEWS
Craftmaster Hardware enhances security solutions by adding R.R. Brink to its extensive lineup of 170+ brands in door hardware
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested three suspects who were attempting to fly a contraband loaded drone into the prison
The company received the PLATINUM ASTORS Award in the Best Contraband Detection Solution Category
H.H. DOC will be implementing the AI, RFID, mobility, business intelligence, and biometric capabilities of Command Cloud
Pro-Straint® Restraint Chair has built a reputation for designing and manufacturing high-quality restraint chairs that enhance the safety and effectiveness of law enforcement and correctional facilities
Agencies came together for the mock incident at the Greensville Correction Center
Platform modernizes the correctional officer in an AI-first, cloud-first world
Company strengthens its presence in Indiana with the 11th facility partnership
The new corporate headquarters houses sales, service, and R&D
“A drug and contraband-free environment is necessary to provide safe and effective incarceration,” VADOC Director Chadwick Dotson said