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 Upstate Correctional Facility is on lockdown and undergoing a search with drug-sniffing K-9s after two incidents left 25 staff members needing medical treatment
The Michigan State Police credited Jesse Freeman’s intervention with ensuring the safety of both the trooper and the suspect
Corrections officers have been pushing for reforms to the HALT Act, saying restrictions on solitary confinement put staff at risk
A California DOJ investigation began after a video was leaked showing one of the “gladiator” fights; COs allegedly encouraged and oversaw 69 fights at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
The Mid-State Correctional Facility inmate died at a hospital in Utica; New York State Police are investigating the inmate’s death
Fewer than 10 corrections officers have been terminated so far, but thousands are at risk of losing health benefits for not returning to work
Five states authorize firing squads, though the method has been used only three times in the past five decades
GEO Group leaders say the demand for secure housing and monitoring services is growing under the Trump administration’s new federal policies
The Macon County Jail officer, who had just left work and was still in uniform after work, told police the suspect threatened to shoot him
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“Some people still expect correctional facilities to be concrete, dungeon-like structures, but the stats show these environments don’t help with recidivism,” the company said
Corrections is an ever-changing industry, and those changes are most obvious when we look at legal trends