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.
Picking a firm with correctional facility design experience is an important decision in multiyear process to build a new Lancaster county prison
COs, inmate activists ask for better conditions amid concerns over reduced social time, extreme heat and retaliation fears
COs are monitoring people inside the unairconditioned housing units for heat-related health problems
About 50 prison employees were placed on administrative leave and received layoff notices effective early March
In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi discusses current issues in corrections with a panel of experts
The agreement would call for the Texas DCJ to guarantee air conditioning for 1,400 inmates of the Wallace Pack Unit
A court has overturned an order requiring Louisiana prison officials to keep the heat index on death row below 88 degrees for three ailing condemned killers
Corrections has evolved. Calling us guards minimizes the positive evolution of what we have become
Telehealth programs can increase inmate access to care, lower costs and allow inmates to be seen sooner
The West Shoreline Correctional Facility, which employs 174 people, will close on March after the state’s prison population dropped below 40,000
Once a properly-implemented video visitation becomes the norm at a correctional facility, contraband issues decrease while security improves
The report comes amid complaints from inmates and COs alike about the long hours inmates are spending on lockdown
If correctional facilities maintain business as usual, agencies will struggle to find the next generation of COs
The suits are alleging “excessive and unwarranted lockdowns,” and several are seeking $15,000 in compensatory damages
Kansas’ plan to have the nation’s largest private-prison operator build a new state prison is in limbo after top lawmakers backed away from supporting it
Director Joe Allbaugh said the prisons are crumbling, COs are overworked and underpaid, and the problem is worsening
Officials have raised concerns about prison standards after a struggle over a gun between an inmate and correctional officers took place
The time inmates spend on lockdown spiked after 10 corrections officers were laid off Oct. 26
Some believe this is a great way to improve safety and security, but others believe that rehab requires physical contact from the inmate’s family
President Donald Trump says the nation needs to find ways to help inmates eventually re-enter society
The special cellblock is where the inmates can work through problems they often share, such as substance use and post-traumatic stress disorder
The state chapter of the civil rights group sent a letter Monday asking why at least two prisons have banned “The New Jim Crow”
An expert says there’s a long way to go in achieving the mayor’s goal of shuttering the violence-plagued complex
The department has faced intense scrutiny from lawmakers following two deadly prison riots in a two-year period
Gov. Scott Walker wants to spend $80 million on five new juvenile prisons and a larger mental health facility
Officials have tapped the brakes on hiring of one of the nation’s largest private prison operators to build a new prison
Gov. Scott Walker plans to convert the Lincoln Hills facility into a prison for adult inmates
When voters were asked to help officials with the issue, they resoundingly said “no”
Prisoner advocates have fielded dozens of reports of insufficient heating from concerned families of Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmates
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the closure is a step in their plan to “better serve people in custody”
Officials are trying to keep inmates and employees warm with extra blankets and portable heaters
A sheriff said the infrastructure is aging, there aren’t enough COs to properly staff it and the number of inmates continue to increase
Officials say low pay, the nature of the job and work schedule deter people from applying for jobs in the corrections system
