Corrections1 Columnists
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The Corrections1 columnist roster features subject matter experts addressing topics including correctional leadership, facility management, corrections officer training, correctional healthcare, corrections grant funding and community corrections.
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RECENT ARTICLES
An English teacher reflects on how accountability, encouragement and education can help young people make better choices
Avoiding difficult conversations can undermine accountability, morale and operational readiness
How everyday shortcuts become accepted practice in correctional facilities — and why the absence of consequences doesn’t mean they’re safe
Six practical steps for recognizing escalating behavior, adjusting your approach and knowing when to disengage during a solo assignment
Newly promoted supervisors need more than experience to navigate staffing shortages, former peers and the daily pressures of correctional leadership
Meaningful change starts with understanding what officers bring into the classroom — and ensuring supervisors reinforce what they learn when they return to the job
Shift change offers an opportunity for incoming officers to prepare physically and mentally for an environment where problems are not going to wait until you get settled in
Part 1 of a series comparing movie prisons to real ones — this entry looks at security failures, staff misconduct and toxic leadership through the lens of the 1994 classic
Correctional officers deserve mental health care that is accessible, confidential and available before a crisis becomes a tragedy