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.
There were nearly 19,000 male inmates in Alabama correctional facilities in buildings designed to house just 11,000
Drug drop offs at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall are so blatant that arrows were spray painted on the fences to indicate where to throw the substances
A federal grant worth $1 million in conjunction with Iron County’s $1 million investment will help fund renovation of the jail, which dates back to 1867
In its place the Pentagon wants to build a new meeting spot for some 26 low-value captives closer to their prison
The judge ordered a 90-day extension of his order to provide air-conditioned housing for heat-sensitive inmates
The new facility would include a jail house with 738 beds, a vehicle maintenance building, a firing range, a training center, the Sheriff’s Office headquarters
More than 300 of the 4,700 positions in the state’s prison system remain vacant, and retaining the employees has been a problem
Within two years, the aging facility will be full and essentially inoperable based on trends in the inmate population
So far, groups from Idaho, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon and now Alaska have made the trip to Norway
The disturbances have included the assault of three guards by inmates at two facilities on the same day last month
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Officials hope the recidivism rate and jail overcrowding will be positively affected by the county’s incoming work release program
“Whether they are called ‘training schools’ or ‘youth centers,’ nearly all of these facilities are youth prisons”
The inmate was inside the cell and the CO and sergeant were outside of the cell during the altercation.
Jail officials have been adding bunk beds anywhere they can to meet the needs
Joe Arpaio opened Tent City in August 1993 as a way of easing jail overcrowding.
Anthony Gangi sits down with Dr. Annette Hanson, psychiatrist and author of “Committed”
Inmates in one section of the prison allegedly started a fire and went to the roof of the facility in an attempt to escape
Wrongful death lawsuits are pending in federal court against a growing number of East Tennessee counties
Norway, a country of 5.2 million, has just 3,900 prisoners; Pennsylvania, a state of 12.8 million, has 48,000, plus thousands more in county jails
Prisoners set fires, smashed windows and shattered fixtures at Kinross Correctional Facility on Sept. 10, 2016
The developers say the system represents the first application of operations research to the assignment of prison inmates
The drone drops come as security experts nationwide warn that drones pose a serious threat to prison security
A New Jersey justice complex has sustained significant damage after an inmate flushed a jumpsuit down a toilet
Kansas legislators are debating how much the decision to house more inmates two-to-a-cell has fueled unrest at state prisons in recent months
Arkansas’ governor called for additional safeguards at the state’s prisons on Friday after a string of violence
Contraband drugs like suboxone are killing inmates, yet courts hamper NH correctional facilities from taking proactive measures
Department spokesman Solomon Graves said the two assaults appeared to be unrelated
As a first-line supervisor, you are the first step in the decision-making process for handling problems in a correctional facility
More facilities are relying on technology to ensure correctional officers stay safe while efficiently performing their duties
The raw sewage poured out of the burst pipes and into the ceilings and walls of various parts of the complex
Tattoos have come to be as significant an identifier as fingerprints and intake photos
Missouri already bans smoking inside prison buildings, but it allowed it in designated areas outside
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