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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.

A state attorney said the investigation and prosecution was flawed
A ‘historic settlement’ will reduce frequency, duration and severity of solitary confinement, making conditions ‘more humane and more just’
Are there any tricks that can help you determine if the statement you are reading is false?
HIV treatment in many local prisons is often delayed, interrupted and/or denied altogether
Those who knew the inmate growing up said he ‘never had a chance’
New York expanded discharge planning for inmates last year
Virginia mental health officials issued a report last week detailing clerical errors
Staying positive is priority number one when working in corrections
A halfway house includes 24-hour monitoring and usually includes a work-release program
The study is based on 28 interviews with transgender women who were held in facilities across the country
Missouri began using the barbiturate pentobarbital for executions in late 2013
The former Subway pitchman was reportedly not making any footlongs
The inmate he was attempting to pick up had completed his state time
The facility is a medium-security prison for 1K men
Richard Rosario, now 40, was arrested after two witnesses identified him from a police photo book
The incident escalated into a fight in which the CO and inmate ‘started swinging closed fist(s) at one another’
During the Bush administration, 532 prisoners were released while Obama has only released 144 after a screening process
Oklahoma absolutely is not doing justice for the thousands of men and women who suffer from mental illness but wind up behind bars
For months now, the Wyoming Department of Corrections has been working with University of Wyoming
Inmate who was paroled after a judge ordered California to pay for her sex reassignment surgery is making plans to have the surgery on her own
Attorneys are asking SCOTUS to block the scheduled execution of an inmate whom they describe as delusional
Inmate dog-training programs often draw positive attention for prisons, but they also can open the door to potential problems
The escapees’ biggest mistake was traveling north to Albuquerque instead of south to the Mexican border
Between 2011 and 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, 4 percent of inmates reported sexual assault
Local officials expressed confidence the state has made significant changes in operations at Lincoln Hills
He would no longer be subject to regular check-ins with his probation officer and was relieved of his requirements
A CO found the inmate unresponsive while doing a routine security check
The guidance is aimed at curbing practices that the Justice Department says run afoul of the Constitution
In this fast-growing county outside Nashville and more than a dozen states, probation for misdemeanors is a profit-making
COs are still struggling to answer embarrassing questions about the missteps that could have been made