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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.

Critics say juvenile offenders have better outcomes when they’re placed in age-appropriate facilities
Prosecutors told jurors at the opening of Kelvin Melton’s trial that they wiretapped a cellphone he used inside prison
It’s a remedy suggested by the prosecution out of concern about having tons of paper floating around
The city instead is using weaker metal detectors that investigations have shown can allow blades to slip through
It won’t be easy to restore confidence or extend change across the Department of Corrections
The National Alliance on Mental Illness agrees jails have become the de facto largest mental-health institutions
Policy requires the department to make accommodations for inmates who are unable to write in English
The female employee’s husband was hired shortly after the sexual contact started
The six bills, four of which were amended before being endorsed, were the product of a 10-month effort
Daniel Pigg was accused of absconding from probation
Additional food and water has been delivered to the prisons receiving the displaced inmates
Without proper amount of staff, corrections solely becomes reactionary
The varicella-zoster virus causes both shingles and chickenpox
The officer was charged with 25 counts of obtaining property by false pretense
State prison officials have asked the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office to look into the death
Without officers our system would quickly dissolve, as any deterrent to abhorrent acts would simply not exist
SCDC will have four years to implement the remedial guidelines
The request is limited to death row inmates who are plaintiffs in the litigation
The Queens training facility has only 12 windowless rooms that fit just 20 students and a mat space in the basement gym
From contraband to assaults, A&E’s “60 Days In” showed a jail that was seriously lacking in supervision, security, and control — a facility that allowed inmates to have free reign to do as they pleased
The inmate said he was attacked for no reason, officers say he pushed a sergeant
The inmate said he wanted to ‘become a mujahedeen’
The lawsuit alleges jail officials failed to provide inmate with adequate mental health services
Are you prepared for court? Do you know what to expect from the defense attorney?
With so many issues facing corrections, sometimes we don’t know where to stand
The key is to make the scenarios as real as possible, yet safe from unnecessary training injuries
The decision broke no new ground in efforts to fight racial discrimination in jury selection
Prison officials found marijuana wrapped in black tape
Fogle, 38, pleaded guilty in November to one count each of distributing and receiving child porn