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 mobile welding trailer has six welding stations for inmates within the mobile learning center; the trailer is also equipped with six virtual reality welding simulators
The Fully Blooded Felons leader pushed for gang members to become corrections officers so members could more easily smuggle drugs, the indictment said
The PAWSitive Changes program at Armstrong County Jail pairs long-term shelter dogs with inmates, giving both a chance at transformation
The Bureau of Prisons reforms include updating suicide prevention protocols and using data-driven strategies to reduce deaths in custody
The grants allow the state “to invest in programs that improve reentry outcomes and reduce the likelihood that a person will reoffend in the future”
The Hennepin County Adult Detention Center is the state’s busiest jail with 90% of inmates facing felony charges; the facility is short 47 workers out of an authorized 247 staff
Jeremy Bean, the warden of High Desert State Prison, said that there had been instances of failures to provide medical care
With courts popping up across the facility, pickleball offers California Men’s Colony inmates a chance to connect and stay active
The move comes after years of increasing inmate transports and $2 million in overtime costs for Cuyahoga County deputies and COs assigned to hospital supervision
PRODUCT NEWS
The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office used its traveling training center to reinforce de-escalation tactics and reduce use-of-force incidents
New mission mode provides simpler and more intuitive sampling of hazardous vapors
Midland County Jail officials say outsourcing mail scanning improves safety for staff and inmates while maintaining access to correspondence
A Senate panel recommends outfitting corrections officers at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, operated by CoreCivic, with body cameras following a violent 2025 riot
The 5-year contract is partially funded through a $500,000 state grant
Acquisition will enhance Tyler’s electronic warrants offering, connecting courts and public safety
Michigan DOC staff will photocopy all original mail, including legal and confidential documents, then shred the originals in front of the recipient