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
Capt. John Briel, a 30-year corrections veteran, is helping train a wave of new staff as Cambria County Prison approaches full staffing for the first time in a decade
Correctional Officer Jonathan Lee Townsend began his CDCR career in 2002 and served at Corcoran for more than 20 years before his death
The new law raises wages for incarcerated firefighters from about $1 an hour to the federal minimum, with $10 million in state funding to support the increase
Robert Kessler, a former CO who took a plea deal, described in court how officers repeatedly hit and pepper-sprayed Robert Brooks before he died at a Utica hospital
Fred Singleton, 81, was ruled incompetent to be executed in 1993 but was never resentenced
Ten states have carried out executions in 2025, with Florida, Texas, Alabama and South Carolina leading the count
The project adds welding, embroidery, and construction training along with expanded mental health care at South Placer Jail
Ward, 53, was put to death by lethal injection, marking the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment in 2024
Robert Roberson was days from lethal injection before judges cited new scientific concerns and a similar overturned conviction
