Facility Design and Operation
Facility Design and Operation are fundamental to correctional facilities’ safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. This directory provides articles and resources on best practices in facility layout, construction, and daily operations. Proper design and operation not only enhance security but also improve the working environment for staff and living conditions for inmates. For more on maintaining optimal facility standards, explore our section on Correctional Facility Maintenance.
Equipping Florida correctional institutions with a proper HVAC system could take up to 20 years to complete and would require the state spend $582 million
The auditing firm recommends the DOC build three new prisons and two new hospitals over the next 20 years, and close four aging prisons
In October 2022, there was a daily average of 835 total people in jail; it has increased 32% this year
Officials approved to open a privately run immigration lockup on the site of a prison that was destroyed during a riot
Legislation like the Clean Slate bill keeps ex-prisoners out of the correctional system, minimizing costly recidivism rates and enhancing public safety
The DOC is spending $46,000 a month to buy bottled water for inmates and staff at a prison where it opened a state-of-the-art water treatment plant
The governor’s announcement came despite being asked to consider the option by top correction officials
The Sensitive Needs Yards have become so violent, gang-riddled and crowded that officials are dismantling the protective custody program
Jail deputies will be required to carry bladed rescue hooks after five inmates in a 12-month period died by suicide at the jail
The Federal Aviation Administration said that drones will be barred from the air up to 400 feet above the facilities
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Deputies responded and subdued both inmates by using their TASERs and chemical spray
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A rights group allege that they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers’ access to immigrants in a prison in Oregon
Deaths in Texas’ nearly 280 jails are not uncommon, raising questions about the state’s minimum jail standards
Chief Greg Rees said the jail will soon start scanning the irises of all inmates as soon as they are booked into jail
Staff overtime and operating costs at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Facility have risen even as the population of detainees has decreased
The move comes weeks after officials tossed more than 500 inmate disciplinary cases tied to quotas
Officials said the expansion is needed because Idaho’s prisons are above capacity, county jails are packed and many inmates are being held temporarily at a Texas jail
Correctional facilities need to build bridges between prisoners and the community to give inmates the best chance for a successful reintegration
A CO filed a whistleblower complaint alleging toxic mold inside the prison is making some officers sick and putting the rest at risk
The closure will be the second in as many years as the state’s prison population continues to decline
Not only does the Mendocino County Jail garden provide a significant amount of produce for the jail’s kitchen, it offers inexpensive inmate rehabilitation therapy
The changes are being considered because the current visitation program requires staffing that DOC has a difficult time meeting
Inmates sent to the sensitive needs yards are historically inmates who face threats from the general population
A trio of corrections unions argue that their members aren’t trained to handle youthful offenders
Officials said there are too few trained corrections officers on the payroll to ensure security
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In addition to the savings in cost and to the environment, the project provided inmates with job-training skills
Union officials and inmate advocates both agree that the city needs to do more to end the violence
The riot at Crossroads Correctional Center connects to a bigger problem that is sweeping our nation
The number of senior citizens behind bars is exploding, costing New York State taxpayers up to $240,000 a year for prisoners with serious medical needs
The criminal justice system needs more resources to improve reintegration efforts and help ex-offenders find jobs and housing so they’re less likely to re-offend
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