Corrections Training
Corrections training is essential for equipping staff with the skills and knowledge to manage inmates effectively and maintain facility security. This directory offers articles on various training programs, techniques, and best practices within the correctional system. Proper corrections training ensures that officers are prepared to handle the challenges of their roles, promoting safety and professionalism. Explore our section on additional career development resources.
Ten percent of Alaska inmates were in restricted housing in 2012 while the national average was 4 percent
Jose Pedro Linares was found guilty earlier this month of punching a CO in the head repeatedly as he was returning his lunch tray in 2016
Matthew Morrison was sitting in the back seat of a pickup truck when he was shot accidentally by fellow cadet Matthew Benger
Improvements include increasing the number of COs by 25 percent, installing more cameras, bolstering officer training and building a medical and mental health processing center
Attorneys for Ohio’s only condemned female killer are asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling upholding her death sentence for the third time
Our need to help should never supersede the overall safety and well-being of both the response team and the facility
Similar legal challenges have been brought in at least 10 states, and other courts have struck down such bail policies
The legislation prohibits the DOC from holding any individual under age 18 on administrative segregation
The inmate came down the stairs and attacked the officer after refusing to go back to her cell
The ballot initiative was designed to “mend not end” capital punishment in California, where nearly 750 inmates are on Death Row and only 13 have been executed since 1978
Robert Melson is one of several inmates who filed lawsuits arguing that the state’s execution method is unconstitutional
In this episode, a variety of topics including corruption behind bars, rehabilitation and security are discussed
DOC attorneys say inmates waited too long to complain, so prison officials shouldn’t be held in contempt of court for violating a settlement in a decades-old class action lawsuit
An Alabama inmate is asking an appellate court to halt his upcoming lethal injection using a sedative that his lawyers say has “failed to work properly in four states”
All eight correctional officers were treated and released for beating injuries, but one will need surgery for a torn shoulder
Authorities said four inmates were injured in a brawl involving about 80 prisoners at Red Rock Correctional Center
Recent events have underscored the dangers of inmate escorts and transports
COs were attempting to break up an inmate fistfight when they were swarmed by other felons in an exercise yard
Remaining firm, fair, and consistent in managing inmates has stood the test of time
It’s important to refresh yourself on training basics — it may just save your life
No one was hit when the officer fired at the inmate as he tried to steal the car from a driver
The bill would make corrections officers mandatory child abuse reporters and would protect them from retaliation for reporting incidents
Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed the legislation last month, saying it could endanger corrections officers and inmates by limiting the options of prison officials
Someone related to the donor had left DNA on the bodies of two prostitutes slain in the 1990s
Judge Wendell Griffen said that the demonstration didn’t violate any judicial rules and was constitutionally protected
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