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 firing of over 2,000 correctional officers in early 2025 pushed the statewide vacancy rate from 13.3% to 27.4%
Opioid Overdose Response*
A Monroe prison fatality review cited delays, paper records and miscommunication as factors that played a role in Michael Sublett’s death
Director William K. Marshall III told the agency’s nearly 35,000 employees that Council of Prison Locals had become “an obstacle to progress instead of a partner in it”
Defense attorneys at both trials argued there was no DNA, no forensic evidence, no surveillance video and no diaries to prove what the government was alleging
Blaine Milam was condemned for the December 2008 death of Amora Carson at his trailer in Rusk County in East Texas
ICE
Law enforcement sources identified the shooter to the Associated Press as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, who shot and killed himself after shooting “indiscriminately at the ICE building”
As Kansas City scrambles to open a municipal jail before the 2026 World Cup, county leaders propose letting the city use their soon-to-be-empty downtown facility as a stopgap
Plastic fans, lighter padlocks and revamped mail processing are among measures aimed at limiting weapons and contraband
The rebranded system enhances grant funding access and simplifies workflows for local government, law enforcement, fire, EMS and corrections agencies
PRODUCT NEWS
Updated security protocol for all staff, visitors, volunteers and all other personnel began on January 1, 2023
COs found the drug, which is used to manage opioid withdrawal, after a tip from an informant
President Biden signed the bill to fix prison cameras after rampant staff sexual abuse, inmate escapes and high-profile deaths
The book is about Richard Van Wickler’s life experiences and includes tips on de-escalating aggression
“If you get 2 pounds of weed, it’s safe to assume it didn’t come in through the visit floor.”
The bi-partisan legislation, now on its way to President Biden to sign, forces BOP to fix and replace surveillance cameras
While awaiting trial for attempted murder the inmate made video calls and sent 1,000 texts of a sexual nature to a teenage girl
Contraband found inside the footballs included bags of marijuana, cellphones and chargers and packs of cigarettes
12-year CO described violence, low morale and mandates at the facility that recently transitioned to county control
New York Department of Labor report directs prisons to make mailrooms safer and provide better protective equipment to reduce drug exposure