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 country takes a radically different approach to rehabilitating those it incarcerates
The report outlines the steps the Penobscot County sheriff and staff need to take to comply with PREA. It also said a new jail would allow for better surveillance
Penobscot County is looking to hire a marketing firm that would present educational details to the public about the need for a new jail, which would have to be approved by the voters
A resourceful Pennsylvania wildlife conservation officer has helped to engineer a daring prison escape
The “public-private partnerships” could help expand and modernize the state correctional system
Most inmates are at Rikers, where violence, mismanagement and corruption have come under scrutiny in recent years
A new agreement in place allows the federal government to use part of the county jail in Riverhead, New York to house immigrants facing deportation
Three key legislators said they’re more comfortable with a state DOC plan to have CoreCivic Inc. build the new prison for 2,432 inmates
The long-awaited contract, which would allow ICE to lease 50 beds at the jail, has been fiercely protested throughout the past year
The DOC wants to hire giant private-prison company CoreCivic to build a prison for 2,400 inmates
As the new year approaches, can corrections find a way to regroup and move forward in a positive direction?
It was a tumultuous year in corrections as prison riots threatened facility security, and correctional officers were seriously assaulted and murdered
Anthony Gangi looks back on a difficult year for the corrections profession and looks ahead to 2018
In fiscal year 2010, counties paid $47.50 a day to house inmates, but by fiscal year 2017, this had grown to $48.25
Department officials said Catalyst Behavioral Services did not “conduct necessary functions effectively”
The DOC plans to have private-prison giant CoreCivic Inc. oversee construction of a prison to replace the state’s oldest and largest prison
Anthony Gangi and Gary York discuss the Rikers Island incident and the complications that a facility’s policy may cause when it comes to aiding a colleague under attack
Incident reviews and quality assurance can help prevent a problem from becoming a serious incident in a correctional facility
In the second part of this two-part episode, Anthony Gangi further explores how the state of New Jersey is keeping the inmate population down
The nation’s largest private prison operator is stepping up efforts to keep former inmates from returning behind bars
Chief Garza said there are thousands of warrants that need to be served, but there’s no space in the jail to pick these people up
Prison staff and state lawmakers say problems are worsening at Wisconsin’s Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School for boys and girls
The state of New Jersey has seen notable reduction in recidivism - here’s how this was accomplished
Troopers are searching for a jail inmate who was not discovered missing until nearly two days after he escaped
House members and U.S. senators said addressing contraband cellphones is “an issue of critical importance”
The software has saved the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections about $3 million in its first year
The increase in the prosecution of violent crimes and drug cases had the U.S District Court looking for extra jail space
The sheriff is instead hiring an accounting firm to “to conduct a financial analysis of the sheriff’s office budget”
Kevin Dickens alleged among other things that he was “constructively starved” when placed on a “nutraloaf” diet
The inmates visited their girlfriends, smoked marijuana and then walked back to the jail
With numbers dwindling, staff is left vulnerable
The overcrowding has threatened to produce dangerous conditions for inmates and Sheriff’s Department personnel alike