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
Investigators had found no signs that the suspect and Agent Joshua Byrd had any prior contact
Sheriff Pat Labat said commissioners’ refusal to fully rebuild the jail ignores federal findings of unsafe staffing, poor supervision and inhumane conditions
Despite relatives urging compassion, the board said Erik and Lyle Menendez’s conduct showed selfishness and ongoing risk to public safety
In one case, a judge blocked the DOJ’s attempt to seek the death penalty for a 2022 police officer killing, citing due process violations
The program at MCI-Framingham reflects growing national use of canine training to promote rehabilitation
Two Wallens Ridge State Prison officers were stabbed multiple times and a third was assaulted in the incident
The panel pointed to repeated cellphone use and alleged gang involvement as reasons for denying parole for three more years
Paul Kendrick, 30, was sentenced for the 2018 beating death of Sgt. Mark Baserman and received two additional life terms for assaults on COs
The “Virginia Model,” an incentive-based approach, offers more visitation, programs and comforts while removing inmates who break rules
PRODUCT NEWS
9940 is the first with an integrated magnetic tail-cap with an aircraft-grade 6061-T6 aluminum body
A soft neoprene construction offers custom-fit comfort that will work with most small frame revolvers or automatics
This carrier features horizontal knife sleeves, shoulder utility ports and a 3D spacer mesh inner lining for air channeling and heat reduction
The Mac’s Prisoner Transport Lift allows officers to lift high risk offenders strapped into a restraint chair into the vehicle
Anodized aluminum body is designed to last through years of heavy use with minimized corrosion
Corrisoft’s ‘Alternative to Incarceration via Rehabilitation’ program helps extend the structure of prison life to help probationers build a foundation for recovery
Jason Harmon rushed the officer and attempted to stab him with a sharpened weapon
From Green Dot cards to a homemade crack pipe, staff are trying to figure out how the contraband got in
Knox County Sheriff’s Department will be running a 30-day trial with Digital Ally brand body cameras
The machines will free up officers for more demanding tasks and increase safety