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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.

Prosecutors allege that the officers cooked up a plan on how to explain inmate’s injuries
The bill would give the wrongly convicted temporary access to state health insurance and transitional services
Of her first 29 months in jail, Hailey served about 27 alone in a 6-by-10-foot cell
State officials did not release the inmate’s name or other information
The stories of the 2 teens illustrate how prosecutors’ decisions in similar cases can lead to wildly different outcomes
The project is simple on the surface but involves more than leisure and handicrafts
Lane Gaby likes to help people and for more than two decades, he has done just that
Offenses are broken down into 28 broad categories, including robbery, burglary, homicide, weapons and assaultive
Supporters say preparing a report can cost up to $800 and take three to six weeks
Lee Baca has agreed to plead guilty to lying to investigators
Only 69 of 330 death penalty cases in the past 15 years had unanimous jury verdicts
Cory Lee Henderson was held at the prison after being arrested Oct. 3, 2015, on drug and weapons charges
The officer was released from the hospital
Under the previous policy, only inmates who came into the system already taking hormones could continue doing so
The inmate grabbed the TASER during transportation to solitary confinement
The agreement came after a year of negotiations involving the civil rights lawsuit filed in 2013
Dr. Klein is in a bit of a dilemma. Should he report what inmate White said to custody (violate confidentiality) and should custody charge inmate White with a threat?
Shasta County’s Probation Department has set reduced recidivism as a primary goal but many obstacles stand in the way
Inmate Stephen Rudisill filed a suit in 2013 alleging that Arizona violates the Constitution
Former Oklahoma City Officer Daniel Holtzclaw was sentenced last month to 263 years in prison
The body of 34-year-old Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell was found behind the village’s municipal building
Supporters said they would try to resurrect the measure after a five-week break
The assault is the basis of a federal lawsuit filed today by the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of the juvenile
The legislation would allow a hearing before trial on an offender’s mental illness
Nationally, incriminating testimony from incentivized informants factored in 16 percent of 337 convictions overturned by DNA evidence
A push is underway in New Mexico to lengthen prison terms and let judges deny bail
Though some prisons used telemedicine as early as the 1980s, its use has dramatically increased with technology
The inmate was thrown into a steaming hot shower
Currently, Harris County has 32 people assigned to the combined office of Inspector General and Internal Affairs Division
The state’s multicounty grand jury is hearing testimony about the execution drug mix-up