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.
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams underscored that Rikers has to be closed by 2027 in her state-of-the-city speech
The posting places the completion date in 2029, two years past the mandated deadline for shuttering Rikers
As part of a renewed push to shutter Rikers, Adrienne Adams wants to expand pretrial and alternative-to-incarceration programs
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Anthony Gangi and author Gary York discuss complacency, liability and accountability
The AG’s office said Eric Ramos killed Michael Galindo during the outbreak of violence March 2 at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution
An inmate attacked correctional officers Lisa Mauldin and Demaris Allen in the jail’s kitchen in December
Workers at Kansas state prisons will get pay hikes in the wake of inmate disturbances that have drawn public attention to staff shortages
The law requires local jails to honor all “detainer” requests issued by federal immigration authorities
Officials said the cancellation is in response to “credible intelligence indicating that small groups of inmates at several institutions may attempt to disrupt operations”
Staff shortages are at a crisis stage with as few as two COs overseeing as many as 190 inmates on a single floor at times
One incident began when two inmates escaped from their solitary recreation pens and followed two officers escorting another inmate inside
In the direct-supervision model, inmate cells ring a central area, or pod, with an unarmed deputy sitting at a desk in the pod
Operating at maximum capacity stresses jail operations and restricts the ability to separate certain inmates
Gov. Hutchinson said “it appears that the policies in place were adequate but not followed”
Prison officials view climate control as a way to lessen problems with inmates and to help combat high employee turnover
The rules going into effect Oct. 1 also require mail to be written in blue or black ink or lead pencil
News outlets heard reports of a stabbing, but the DOC did not specify what type of weapon was used
The settlement doesn’t resolve any potential claims that inmates may have over alleged abuse, nor does it include any admission of wrongdoing by prison officials
The union is working with Correctional Service Canada to implement practices and policies that would increase officer safety
Authorities say Ricky D. Martin was found lying in a pool of blood with bound hands and feet in his cell at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in March 2012
The department told the LA Times that there had been 3,354 inmate-on-inmate assaults in 2016, but reported 3,716 assaults among inmates to the watchdog agency
A judge agreed to the state’s plan to temporarily move the 1,037 prisoners to other cooler lockups
Casey Pigge has pleaded not guilty to killing a fellow inmate in a prison transport van in February
A judge acknowledged that it was the hottest time of the year and said he’d use the hearing to determine a timetable for improving the situation
Officials said the lockdown will remain in place until they discover what triggered the fight
Most recently an inmate slipped under one fence and over another during outdoor recreation time. His absence wasn’t discovered for 30 hours
The AC units were installed after inmates were heard calling from prison windows saying it was too hot
Inmates sensitive to heat will be temporarily moved to other state prisons to comply with a judge’s order
The medical examiner’s report said Samuel Harrell suffered from an enlarged heart and no broken bones or other serious injuries were found
Gordon “Woody” Mower said that officers at the Auburn Correctional Facility had him repair locks throughout the nearly 200-year-old prison regularly
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ selection of General Mark S. Inch as the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons is excellent news for corrections
The DOC has begun finding jobs for prison staff, but the future of the 100-acre complex remains unclear
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