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.
Allegations made to the civilian oversight board include overflowing toilets, racial insensitivity and lack of sanitation gear for inmates
Insufficient state funding and a deteriorating 125-year-old facility compound safety challenges for both inmates and staff
A strong relationship between a correctional facility and an ombudsman is critical in the pursuit of excellence
The attorneys are challenging Gov. Paul LePage’s administration over the sudden closure of Downeast Correctional Facility last month
Anthony Gangi discusses the delicate professional relationship between an informant and an officer
From the outset, Michigan COs were concerned that private contractors would jeopardize inmate health and facility security
The decision, issued late Wednesday, vindicates critics of the governor’s heavy-handed tactics, Commission Chairman Chris Gardner said
Inmates housed at Lerdo Pre-Trial Jail Facility are tampering with aging door locks at record numbers
On any given day, there are about 60 inmates with serious mental conditions housed at the Muscogee County Jail
Lawmakers approved a plan in February to close the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls
The suspect was armed with a large fixed-blade knife, two TASERs, handcuffs and gloves
Anthony Gangi offers tips for moving from a frontline employee to a frontline supervisor
The advocates calling to close Maine’s youth prison and the people who run it agree on something: Fewer kids behind bars is better
Gun cabinet doors that “were left wide open and unsecured” was just one of the issues highlighted in a report on Pasquotank Correctional Institution
A judge heard arguments on whether the governor’s administration overstepped its authority by emptying the Downeast Correctional Facility last month
Corrections officers in the oldest operational prison in the country are demanding New York officials make the prison safer
An inmate died during a riot at a southern Arizona prison where hundreds of inmates attacked COs and set fires
A sheriff tweaked a controversial policy that lets Mecklenburg County jail inmates receive visits from family and friends only through video screens
Through the provision of efficient, detailed, real-time data, video analytics give correctional facilities the tools to identify threats and enhance safety
Ever since CO Eric Williams was killed by an inmate five years ago, the federal prison he worked at mandated two officers be assigned to inmate housing units
Nevada State Prison Director James Dzurenda and Ely State Prison Warden Timothy Filson offer lessons in overcoming today’s challenges in the prison and jail system
The state assembly approved a bill that would close the troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison by 2021
The road to justice is difficult, so recognizing our inconsistent beliefs and justifications is paramount to acting appropriately
In the right hands, drones can be a powerful asset to any correctional facility, rather than a recurrent threat
Despite repeated appeals to executives, union officials say they’ve been consistently told the cash isn’t there
The bill would close Lincoln Hills by mid-2020, move the most serious offenders into state prisons and put counties in charge of the rest
Recent attacks on corrections staff underscore the importance of having each other’s back
With 2,517 inmates at SCI Houtzdale, there is a constant flow of patients through the medical department each day
The bill calls for the closing of Lincoln Hills by mid-2020, with the most serious male offenders being moved to state-run prisons
The Rikers Island jail complex will close by 2027 under an agreement reached between Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council leaders
The prevalence of abuse and instability in the personal histories of many inmates makes them particularly vulnerable to traffickers
The state Assembly has crafted a bill that calls for closing Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison and moving its inmates into new state and county facilities
Administrators need to train COs about ways to identify, as well as how to report, suspicious activity that may be related to human trafficking
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