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
Associations representing corrections and police say current law hampers efforts to stop drone-based smuggling and interference
Investigators found the corrections officer’s actions were improper but not criminal under state or federal law
The inmates broke free in May by escaping through a wall behind a toilet in the Orleans Parish jail
A HAZMAT team responded after the Wallkill inmate was found unresponsive on a bathroom floor and two officers became sick during the incident
A SWAT team deployed gas and a K-9 to extract Derrick Groves, convicted of murder, from a basement crawl space where he was hiding — ending a nearly five-month manhunt
Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake met dozens of court-ordered reforms years after allegations of excessive force and abuse
The Butcher of Plainfield’s gruesome acts inspired films like ‘Psycho,’ ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ and ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Combs, serving over four years for transporting people for sex, says he’s undergone a “spiritual reset” in jail
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The $130 million contract will allow CoreCivic to operate the 2,560-bed California City facility through 2027
