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.
The program will help the Rockingham County COs learn how to read cues from someone’s body language and brush up on verbal skills to help inmates who may become hostile, suicidal and anything in-between
Addressing misconceptions and safety measures in correctional facilities
Officers should always control the time and place of any interactions with inmates
Gov. Susana Martinez said the bill would have eliminated the flexibility COs need to control potentially violent criminals or prevent them from harming other inmates
The judge rejected stay requests from five other inmates
Yoga allows people to increase their ability to focus and problem-solve, gives them heightened situational awareness, and helps them make intelligent gut reactions to situations
Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong was convicted in a bank robbery plot that left a pizza delivery driver dead when a bomb strapped to his neck exploded
Until now, Texas was among a declining number of states that refused to provide kosher meals to prison inmates, citing the cost
If Gov. Rick Scott believes Aramis Ayala is neglecting her duties by not seeking the death penalty, he could try to suspend her from office
Correctional facilities are extremely vulnerable to contraband during inmate visitation
Since SCOTUS reauthorized the use of the death penalty in 1976, only Texas has killed eight inmates in a month, doing it twice in 1997
The government’s prosecutors are threatening to bail out of Ken Paxton’s case unless they get paid
While being searched at the jail, Jesse O’Neal Roberts stumbled and a pistol fell from his body cavity
When faced with a volatile situation, we must act with the utmost integrity and ensure our actions remain within the legal and departmental boundaries of our jobs
The decision means the board has now rejected three of the five inmates who asked the board to spare their lives
Danielle Taylor uses her MMA training to help her in her job as a custody assistant at the North County Correctional Facility
Attorneys said that Romell Broom has important appeals pending and the state shouldn’t hurry to set a new date
Correctional Officer Nicholas Young donated bone marrow to a 9-year-old girl he’d never met
Arkansas has not put a prisoner to death since 2005
A sergeant for the Lee County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office arrived at a disturbance and almost immediately took control of a situation that was wildly out of control
In order to arrange for the contraband to be brought into the facility, the inmate and the co-conspirator often use a code like the case we’re about to examine
COs are minimally supervised and possess immense discretion – it is important to remember that great responsibility comes with the authority we are given
The law gives local judges the authority to order severely mentally ill individuals to undergo outpatient treatment
When correctional officers are unsure about the protection of speech, existing case law should be examined
I hope to see improvement in how law enforcement manages the mentally ill offender
The inmate became aggressive with officers when they tried to restrain him after he charged at a nurse
At issue is whether a contested sedative is powerful enough to put inmates into a deep state of unconsciousness before two drugs paralyze them and stop their hearts
The last inmate executed coughed for the first 13 minutes of the procedure and appeared to move after a consciousness check
The prisons agency tried to obtain the active ingredient in the drug, pentobarbital, in hopes of having a compounded version made
CO Anibal Pizarro rendered life-saving aid to a choking newborn at a local Walmart
Rioting often occurs when inmates feel their chance to be heard through proper channels has been ignored
Emotional intelligence is crucial for a correctional officer for whom dealing with prisoners on a daily basis can be both challenging and draining
Having a comprehensive, written policy is very important in managing inmates who wish to radicalize others towards terrorist behavior
