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 recommendations would expand solitary confinement for harassment, assaults and repeat low-level misconduct
Maryland Correctional Institution – Jessup, a medium-security prison, has seen its fair share of violence in recent years
The judge noted that the inmate was awakened at 1 a.m., ordered to stand against a wall and beaten by three corrections officers
They called Combs “unrepentant” and said he “now argues that his victims should shoulder the blame”
The CO was monitoring inmates leaving the mess hall when an inmate walked past him, doubled back and hit him in the stomach with a makeshift weapon
Sheriff Christina Corpus said she was grateful to personnel who acted swiftly to stop the fight, preventing more serious injuries and quickly bringing the situation under control
“Our policy requires four times that you identify the inmate to ensure you have the right one ... I really can’t wrap my head around how it could have happened,” the sheriff said
The inmate had more than 20 disciplinary infractions, including assaults and weapon possession, while housed at MDC Brooklyn, court records show
Joanne Debora Byron, also known as Joanne Chesimard and Assata Shakur, was convicted of murder in the gunfight that killed New Jersey State Police Trooper Werner Foerster
PRODUCT NEWS
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
Cambria County Prison, Laurel Highlands Region Police Crisis Intervention Team and the Cambria County Coroner’s Office partner with community college
$173K purchase for Pittsburg County jail to be partially funded with American Rescue Plan Act funds
The Tactical Games were created to provide a platform to test the skills and readiness of tactical athletes of all backgrounds
The Cellphone Jamming Reform Act seeks to allow state and federal prisons to use cellphone jamming systems
The grant, which is half of the project, will fund emergency call boxes, improve security cameras and add new fencing mesh
Visitors and detainees already go through body scanners, but officers and staff have only been required to pass through metal detectors
Domestic and international calls from wall phones and tablets are now free for “maintaining positive bonds between incarcerated people and their loved ones”
Illegal items seized by deputies include marijuana, meth, cell phones and sex lube