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
Ralph Baze was sentenced to death in 1994 for killing Powell County Sheriff Bennett and Deputy Briscoe, but Gov. Beshear has declined to sign a death warrant citing legal hurdles
Bare Hill Correctional Facility will close in early 2026 due to underuse and staffing redistribution needs
VADOC Director Chad Dotson pledges full accountability and staff support following the death of Officer Jeremy Hall at River North Correctional Center
River North Correctional Center Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall was killed in the attack
Stephen Bryant, convicted of killing three people in 2004, was the seventh inmate executed in South Carolina since the state resumed capital punishment in 2024
The CO planted a sharpened 4.5-inch piece of plexiglass in an inmate’s cell, then filed four false reports, the DA said
The court ruled against David Gambino, who claimed Niagara County Jail staff violated his First Amendment rights by serving tainted kosher meals
The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is testing a work release program where low-risk detainees care for Mounted Patrol horses to gain skills and confidence
A former inmate and three others, including two ex-corrections officers, conspired to steal personal data from 18 inmates using jail computers and contraband phones, the DA said
PRODUCT NEWS
Technology upgrade for Pennsylvania’s smallest jail brings the “technology end of the jail 25 years into the present”
Speech-to-text technology scans incoming and outgoing calls for the state’s 80,000 inmates with automatic searching for select keywords
The American Rescue Plan funds allocation will provide every CO with a panic button-equipped portable radio
The 2-week manhunt ended with the help of burglar alarm response, thermal imaging cameras and a Border Patrol K-9 named Yoda
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