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
Advocates and probation unions say the court-approved plan has destabilized juvenile facilities and weakened community supervision staffing
A new law expands oversight and access to care while Connecticut DOC leaders work to reduce long waits for specialty medical appointments
The accused CO surrendered to authorities after an investigation into contraband at the Midlands Evaluation and Development Center juvenile facility
Two corrections officers and two inmates were treated for minor injuries after the crash in Whitestown, deputies said
Edward Busby Jr. was put to death for the 2004 killing of retired professor Laura Lee Crane after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a last-minute stay
The blaze at the Norco facility destroyed a carpentry shop, pest control shed and lumber storage building while leaving inmate housing areas unaffected
Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond said he will not comply with a judge’s order to return firearms and equipment tied to an ongoing dispute over jail operations
Richard Glossip was released on $500,000 bond after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction over false witness testimony
Court documents allege the Riley County corrections officers hid love notes for an inmate inside a word search puzzle book
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