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 Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is testing a work release program where low-risk detainees care for Mounted Patrol horses to gain skills and confidence
The Fulton County Jail inmate used trash and food trays to start a fire in a shower, prompting evacuation and hospitalizations for smoke inhalation
The judge ruled that a “blanket ban on hormone therapy constitutes grossly inadequate care for gender dysphoria and risks imminent injury”
Nearly 30 incarcerated men at Louisiana State Penitentiary were chosen to participate in the event based on good behavior
Derrick Groves, caught months after escaping through a jail wall, was sentenced for killing two men during a 2018 Mardi Gras party
Pennsylvania DOC will continue boot camp operations by relocating male inmates to SCI-Houtzdale and female inmates to SCI-Cambridge Springs
The bill aims to offer work experience to inmates while maintaining security restrictions
David Walters was sentenced to up to 7 years for manslaughter in Robert Brooks’ death, but claims policy violations do not equal criminal conduct
The pilot program requires eight hours plus four hours of forced overtime — a move the union calls heartless and unlawful
PRODUCT NEWS
Local corrections officials realize they’re on the front lines of possible outbreaks and are working on protective measures
Officials won’t discuss details of what changes may be made to a virus protection plan that currently calls for putting lines of tape on the floor to make isolation zones
Inmates will now be screened for symptoms of the virus and asked about recent international travel during booking
Sonoma County Jail has augmented the screening process conducted in the booking area to prevent incarceration of anyone infected with coronavirus
After watching riot videos, Kurt Boeker was inspired to create a grenade launcher that shoots projectiles at a safe velocity regardless of the target’s distance
Officials would not say if COs will be assigned to make photocopies
The drone dropped a pouch containing the items into an outdoor recreation area at the jail
Denver LEOs working in the most volatile area of the city’s downtown jail will begin wearing body cameras
The purchase is the first to be made using money from a $37 million settlement with McKesson Corp.
The system only costs a few hundred dollars