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
One corrections officer was permanently blinded after being stabbed with a piece of steel in 2020 at USP Allenwood
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office is using NIJO’s legal-based training to enhance safety, compliance and job satisfaction
The correctional officer was injured while attempting to photograph the inmate for documentation
The E3 initiative connects Chester County inmates with employers before release and maintains support after reentry
Jaishon Bellamy, 27, died days after being moved to restrictive housing following an unprovoked attack on a corrections officer
With 80 correctional officer vacancies and out-of-state housing costs topping $15 million in 2024, Wyoming officials push for fast-tracked budget relief
Skylar Meade was originally facing the death penalty but avoided it by admitting guilt and agreeing to a no-parole sentence
The corrections officer was fired after telling leadership that releasing inmates with staffing below the minimum required by policy created safety risks and violated DOC procedures
A settlement with Gender Justice requires Hennepin County jail staff training, use of chosen pronouns and housing based on gender identity
PRODUCT NEWS
Officers seized 600 items at bookings because of the scanners in 2018
The House gave first-round approval to legislation that would ground drones near correctional facilities
The K-9 sniffed out two letters containing methamphetamine
Pa. activists are alleging the state Department of Corrections unfairly kept 500 Christmas cards from inmates
The ergonomic duty belt for police officers stretches with any body movement
An inmate’s wife and daughter were caught near the prison’s front gate with a remote control and iPad in the backseat
Officials hope the software will also increase officer safety when working with violent inmates
The inmate was TASERed twice after going for the deputy’s gun in the scuffle
Sheriff Dan Hartog called the upgrades “the latest and greatest” in technology
While officials have said canteen funds are generally used for programs that benefit inmates, there is no policy dictating how that money must be used