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.
Maine’s facilities have grown much of their own food in on-site organic gardens, baked all their own breads and bought discounted produce and grains
ADOC commissioner gave update on state’s plans to build two prisons, as well as the agency’s severe staffing issue
The new Health Services Unit at Stanley Correctional Institution will provide much-needed health, psychological, dental, therapeutic, lab and ancillary services
Expanding the CALPIA e-waste recycling program increases offender training and creates more school computers, without adding state agency costs
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Bradley Andrew Kilpatrick was being held on marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges when he and 11 others fled
Sheriff James Underwood says the inmates used peanut butter to cover up the number identifying an outside door, and persuaded a new employee to open the door
James Heimgartner stepped down Thursday as warden of the El Dorado prison
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After the officer gets up and goes into a nearby jail cell, Damian Herrera is seen closing the cell door behind the CO, locking him inside
Rep. Mark Sanford asked that states be allowed to use technology to jam the signals of cellphones smuggled to inmates behind bars
SC DOC Director Bryan Stirling focused on the challenges his department faces and what needs to be done to fix them
Authorities say a staff member has been hospitalized after an inmate assaulted her with a homemade weapon
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DOJ won’t award grants to cities unless they give federal immigration authorities access to jails and provide notice when illegal immigrants are about to be released
One man is seen removing a sawed-off bunk bed leg, pulling off a metal screen and disappearing into a vent
Low staffing, overcrowding and general tensions have created dangerous conditions, and fears of working there have led to a mass exodus of experienced staff
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The corrections officer was stabbed during the noon meal in the facility’s dining hall
Starting in August or September, state prison leaders hope to begin “pat/frisk searches” on all staff and visitors who enter the prisons
Authorities said Damian Herrera has also assaulted a corrections officer at the Rio Arriba County Jail
Officials said Jimmy Causey tricked COs by placing a homemade dummy in his bunk, a tactic that allowed him an 18-hour head start before anyone knew he was gone
Visitors will no longer set foot inside the actual jail, but be directed to a video-conferencing trailer near the facility’s entrance
Anthony Gangi discusses solitary confinement from two perspectives
A Florida DOC spokeswoman said the agency doesn’t withhold hygiene products
The lawsuit cites the death of 22 Texas inmates since 1998 from exposure to indoor heat in the summertime
State prison officials say they’re working on a long-term solution
An unusual string of assaults has injured nine employees, sending five to the hospital for treatment within days of each other
El Dorado and Lansing correctional facilities have about 200 staff vacancies combined
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