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
Several employees at the Calico Rock prison were suspended and another demoted for allowing inmates to use an outdoor kitchen dock unsupervised
Gov. Gavin Newsom said many offenders had faced childhood trauma and mental health struggles that shaped their crimes
Hoza Del Collins is accused of trafficking synthetic substances into prisons in Nevada and California as part of a larger investigation
A national lack of prison climate control is testing Eighth Amendment protections and correctional workforce resilience
Capt. John Briel, a 30-year corrections veteran, is helping train a wave of new staff as Cambria County Prison approaches full staffing for the first time in a decade
The three uniformed staffers were suspended after a 29-year-old inmate was found unconscious and unresponsive in a cell at the George R. Vierno Center
Curtis Windom’s death marks Florida’s 11th execution in 2025 — a new state record since capital punishment resumed in 1976
One officer required 17 stitches to his scalp and another seven to his face after the inmate attacked them with a ceramic scalpel
An inmate at Cheshire Correctional Institution threw searing hot coffee at the correctional officer and attempted to slash his face with a shank during meal time
PRODUCT NEWS
All inmates and detainees at the Essex County Correctional Facility will be tested for COVID-19 using an antibody blood test that can deliver results in 15 minutes
If an inmate chooses to appear in a courtroom jail cell, they must first wait for deputies wearing masks to sanitize and wipe down the cell bars
DOC officials said 139 staff members and 199 inmates statewide had been confirmed to have COVID-19
Department officials said they are taking every reasonable precaution to keep COVID-19 from infiltrating the jails
“To not allow the mitigation of risk with proven methods is unconscionable,” a Bledsoe County Correctional Complex doctor said
A 30-year Philadelphia Department of Prisons veteran has developed a system after her shifts in one of the city’s largest jails to protect her family from COVID-19
Inmates at Cambria County Prison are required to wear masks at all items, except when they’re in their cells
Learn how COVID-19 has impacted law enforcement and corrections personnel and how public safety has adjusted its response
The judge also ordered Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation to explain what steps are being taken to protect already sick inmates from COVID-19
The Rufe Jordan Unit, Dr. Lane Murray Unit, George Beto Unit and Barry B. Telford Unit have all been placed on lockdown