Corrections Policies
Corrections policies are the backbone of effective correctional facility management, guiding the daily operations, inmate management, and staff conduct. This directory provides articles that detail the development, implementation, and impact of various policies within the correctional system. Understanding corrections policies is crucial for ensuring compliance, maintaining order, and promoting facility safety. For further information on how these policies are enforced, explore our section on Correctional Facility Procedures.
The move comes after more than a decade of complaints, audits, class action lawsuits and threats of a DOJ lawsuit
The changes are in response to an inspection report that accused the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center of using seclusion to compensate for staffing shortages
A violent attack, a punctured lung and a life-changing ordeal — this officer’s story is a wake-up call for safety reforms in corrections
Law enforcement leadership, corrections leadership and policymakers need to reevaluate their strategy for implementing gang prevention programs
The officer is suing the state of North Carolina, alleging that he was discriminated against due to his race and religion after being told he must shave his beard
The move comes weeks after officials tossed more than 500 inmate disciplinary cases tied to quotas
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Deon Glenn, who had to cut his dreadlocks due to policy, said the policy violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
Transgender women will now be housed in female prisons only “in rare cases,” the Trump administration announced in a major reversal of federal policy
The ban on the boots comes in wake of the beating death of Sgt. Mark Baserman
In the five-page lawsuit, Jamal Washington says the boots are needed for warmth in cold months
The detention center is among a small group of jails and prisons nationwide offering inmates access to a breast pump and support
The strike ended after the inmates were given assurances that policies on out-of-cell time and sanitation would be enforced
How are pregnant officers assigned at your facility? Anthony Gangi discusses a recent lawsuit filed by a pregnant officer who says she lost her baby on the job
Assaults against staff at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights rose 81 percent from 2013 to 2017
The proposed change would limit face-to-face visitation to a minimum of two per month, for two hours at a time on alternating weekends
A federal appeals panel ordered a district judge to determine whether the South Dakota prison system policy barring pornography is constitutional
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Department policy broadly restricts cooperation with U.S. ICE, forbidding most communication with the agency and barring access to inmates
The therapy was developed in response to the high rate of trauma and suicide rates within the combat veteran community
Anthony Gangi discusses the dangers of blindly going to an area to break up an inmate fight
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The convergence of the scholar and practitioner mindsets helps to create informed criminal justice practices, policies, decisions and services
Administrators need to train COs about ways to identify, as well as how to report, suspicious activity that may be related to human trafficking
If administrators can understand why people become corrupt, they can better implement measures to deter unethical or illegal behavior
Two new reports re raising questions about New York’s probation and parole system and offering suggestions for making it more effective
Ursula Ward will support a bill that would prevent any inmate from vacating a conviction through suicide
Contraband drugs have always threatened the safety and security of correctional facilities, but today they pose an even bigger risk to correctional officer safety
In an effort to help combat high turnover rates, Florida could soon lower the age requirement for COs in state prisons from 19 to 18
Never allow complacency to set in when conducting a cell search, as contraband poses a significant security risk in a correctional facility
Officials said that the title change will remind people that COs in the state have police powers too
Under the contract, COs on the job two to four years will see their base pay increase by about $2,900 a year
Officials are negotiating a settlement that could result in major changes to the way transgender inmates are treated
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