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
Officer Francisco Paul Flattes served with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office for four years; he leaves behind his wife, who also works for the county detention center
Federal charges allege Walker County Jail officers deprived Tony Mitchell and others of basic rights and used an inmate enforcer to assault detainees
Albert Booze pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after using Deputy Christopher Knight’s TASER and a knife in a 2021 fatal confrontation at Bibb County Jail
Investigators say the La Plata County commander accessed sensitive jail videos more than 3,000 times and looked up inmates and colleagues on social media
A judge called the use of unverified AI-generated citations “recklessness in the extreme” in a federal prison lawsuit
The former congressman is serving time at FCI Fairton’s minimum security camp after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft
Family members said the lack of parole — and the new parole guidelines — take away hope and create dangerous conditions inside an overcrowded prison system
John Menendez walked up to an officer sitting in his patrol car and confessed shortly after the shootings, telling the officer to “just arrest me, bro”
Thousands of officer positions remain unfilled and the state prison agency has struggled to resume normal operations
PRODUCT NEWS
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
Amy Worden, a DOC spokesperson, said that legal mail had been a source of contraband, including synthetic cannabinoids
The bill, signed Tuesday, allows jail personnel to operate devices that detect nonmetallic weapons hidden within body cavities
Legal advocates are promising a federal court challenge if the Pa. DOC does not revisit it’s policy on handling legal mail
The suspect told the dispatcher he was feeling suicidal and he was going to “blast it out with the police officers”
Joshua Stam freed himself from the handcuffs and attacked Officer David Weakley
At least a dozen officers attempted to subdue Austin Allen
The inmate broke a pipe off the wall and used it as a weapon
Bruce Billue said he wants to know why the inmates, who had a history of escapes and breaching handcuffs, weren’t transported in a more restricted way