Recent Corrections News

• 'Close Rikers': NYC council speaker to address slowdown in new jail construction

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  City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams underscored that Rikers has to be closed by 2027 in her state-of-the-city speech

• Nev. bill aims to help former inmates reintegrate into society with ID

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  The ID inmates get upon release isn't recognized as valid for many purposes

• Baltimore corrections head addresses allegations about youth conditions at jail

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  Director: "In many cases, conditions were not found to be as described," but county has "identified some areas for improvement"

• Inmate who was mastermind behind Calif. jail escape convicted

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  Hossein Nayeri was found guilty of the escape but acquitted of kidnapping a taxi driver while on the run

• 5 ways to improve drug and contraband interdiction in corrections mail

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  How to implement effective mail screening as part of a comprehensive interdiction strategy

• Former Ill. corrections officer gets 20 years for inmate beating death

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  A judge said Alex Banta was "caught up in the culture" of silence surrounding violence against inmates

• Governor: Calif. will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab

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  The facility will be renamed the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and inmates serving sentences will be moved elsewhere in the state's penitentiary system

• What the public really thinks of corrections officers

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  We polled 1,000 Americans about their views of corrections officers. The results may surprise you

• Bill to make firing squad Idaho's backup execution method has more than doubled in cost

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  The state's governor said he would consider signing the newly proposed bill into law if passed by legislature

• Baltimore council investigating conditions for youths housed at adult jail

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  A report from a public defender claims youth detainees are living in squalid conditions with limited access to healthcare and education

• Ala. prison commissioner hopes raises can move needle on staff shortage

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  CO trainees who complete the 10-week academy will have a starting salary of no less than $50,712

• Pa. union backs expansion of disability benefits program to include more LEOs, COs

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  Expansion of the Heart and Lung Act will add park rangers, some corrections employees, port and housing police and university officers

• NYC jail captain found guilty of negligent homicide over inmate's suicide

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  Rebecca Hillman faces up to four years in prison after a jury convicted her of denying help to an inmate who hanged himself in a cell

• Corrections officers at Maine jail now carrying naloxone on their belts

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  COs no longer need to find a locked first aid kit, which could be on another floor, to access the drug

• Why body cameras in corrections?

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  BWC footage benefits – improved evidence, training, transparency, safety and reduced liability – far outweigh the costs

• 3 separate attacks against COs reported at 2 Ky. juvenile facilities

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  All the juveniles have been charged with third-degree assault after attacking COs and the Kentucky State Police

• NYC won't make deadline to close Rikers, public contract notice indicates

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  The posting places the completion date in 2029, two years past the mandated deadline for shuttering Rikers

• Former Ga. sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses faces prison sentence

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  The use of restraint chairs and lawful authority were at the center of deliberations that deadlocked the jury more than once

• How to buy inmate tracking (eBook)

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  Download this Corrections1 inmate tracking buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Beyond the body-worn camera: Incorporating digital evidence management systems into the corrections environment

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  Integrating BWC and facility video in a single system enhances safety, reduces liability, aids investigations, and makes documentation more accurate and efficient

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