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.
“The more people, the more tensions, the more risk for individuals to fight, to create other issues in our facility,” Ada County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Shem McCulloch said
The Greene County sheriff said the new facility will help address needs for mental health services and better equip inmates to reenter society
Sheriff Tyree Jones said the jail now has fewer than 400 people being held in other pods, which should alleviate some concerns about short staffing and help ensure public safety
In the field of “green corrections,” the triple winners of saving money, developing inmate job skills and helping the environment drive administrators’ interest
A grand jury report condemns conditions at the Jackson County jail, saying it puts the safety of inmates and employees at risk
Emails revealed a short-lived quota system that required COs to write up prisoners or face disciplinary consequences
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Inmates will have a chance to air concerns by phone in Houston federal court about a proposed settlement of their 2014 class action lawsuit
These posters will do nothing but cause animosity and make frontline staff hesitant when use of force needs to be applied
Inmates at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center are teaming up with officers to combat drugs and violence at the prison
Until more elderly prisoners are discharged, correctional facilities will be forced to spend more resources on serving this aging population
The mass evacuations of several Texas prisons after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey is a reminder of the necessity of emergency planning
As jail operations encompass a broad range of functions and information needs, it is important to clearly identify priorities when new technology is introduced
The legislators also requested information on how inmates have been treated since the riots
Officer Matthew Matthias is in stable condition while being treated for 32 stab wounds and numerous internal injuries sustained in a February attack
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The inmates in the unit get daily drug treatment counseling and an array of programs and art activities like acting lessons and a poetry slam
Be sure to plan for how you will incorporate new tech into your screening process, where equipment will be located and where you will get funding to purchase the tools
Investigators cited the state prison system for failing to eliminate hazards “likely to cause death or serious injury”
One tweet from Tyler Barris’ Twitter handle said:"How am I on the Internet if I’m in jail? Oh, because I’m an eGod, that’s how”
Ideologies and managerial qualms have surfaced that impact corrections and, in my opinion, have caused severe damage
Inmates at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility say they live in unsanitary and excessively violent conditions
Punitive segregation is both a preventive and a reactive measure
The situation is so dire that the county lock-up may soon have to begin turning away arrestees
The reforms were announced nearly three months after a Jan. 8 riot at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center
Brutal assaults, rioting and harsh punitive measures seem to be problems of the past at the detention center
The prison had been the target of CO-on-prisoner allegations for years
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Among the claims is that there is no nurse on duty and COs are working individually with no backup support
Sheriff’s correctional deputies aren’t nearly in the public eye as often as LEOs, firefighters or EMS professionals, but they still play a vital role in public safety
At issue is a mandate capping the amount of time judges can send offenders to prison for violations like missing counseling appointments or committing misdemeanors
The billboards are in response to proposed budget cuts from the Federal Bureau of Prisons
The move came five days after a judge ruled Gov. Paul LePage didn’t have the authority to close the facility
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