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
James Ernest Hitchcock was pronounced dead following a lethal injection; he was convicted of the July 1976 killing of 13-year-old Cynthia Driggers
Gerald Merrill, who was a deputy superintendent/business manager, was ordered to serve five years in prison and pay more than $500,000 in restitution to the Maine DOC
The Morgan County inmate fled the hospital after restraints were removed so he could use the restroom, the sheriff’s office said
Prosecutors allege several supervisors failed to intervene as restrained prisoners were shocked with an electrified shield during the February 2024 incident
Anthony Bauer and another inmate used homemade shivs to stab two Iowa State Penitentiary employees in the neck, throat, head, back and sides during the attack
Advocates and probation unions say the court-approved plan has destabilized juvenile facilities and weakened community supervision staffing
Chattahoochee Technical College partnered with the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office to provide workforce-ready skills to inmates ages 16-24
The handwritten note surfaced through a sealed dispute involving Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione and attorneys, not through the Justice Department’s records release
A judge ruled John Richard Wood, convicted of killing Trooper Eric Nicholson in 2000, suffers from schizophrenia and cannot understand why he is being executed
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