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RECENT ARTICLES
From enforcing standards to coaching staff and directing a crisis, effective correctional leaders adapt their approach without compromising accountability
AI can help correctional staff manage information and identify potential concerns, but decisions affecting custody, discipline, security and release must remain in human hands
A four-month rollout plan helps facilities capture what an AI tool recommended, what staff decided and the reasoning behind any difference
Whitley v. Albers helps define when force restores discipline and when it becomes unconstitutional punishment
How one correctional officer used CIT training, patience and a willingness to speak up to prevent a mental health crisis from becoming a use-of-force incident
Forget the rumors and academy horror stories. A veteran corrections officer shares what you really need to know about making mistakes, night shift and earning your place on the team
An oral history offers firsthand accounts from the correctional officers, counselors and staff who lived the realities of working inside Youth Training School, California’s largest juvenile correctional facility
Dr. Gary Slutkin’s groundbreaking approach to violence prevention offers correctional professionals a different way to think about safety, intervention and rehabilitation
When a simple property exchange goes wrong, the damage extends far beyond missing clothing