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
Drugs have long been a problem in prisons, but the opioid epidemic is straining the resources of prison staff in a way other drugs have not
In 2013, Kentucky ended its use of several private prisons because of allegations of inmate abuse and mistreatment, and other problems
Currently judges can sentence juveniles 14 and older to the prison for up to three years for certain serious crimes
The final version of the bill also prohibits drones over immigrant detention centers
Correctional breachers know hardened prison structures require mechanical tools that are not often used in the residential breaching world
Tent City was opened in 1993 by Sheriff Joe Arpaio to ease jail overcrowding, but it was criticized for contributing to a culture of cruelty within the jails
Prisons across the country routinely inspect mail for contraband, but legal mail is considered to be sacrosanct because of its constitutional implications
Authorities say they’re in no hurry to file charges because the suspect is already behind bars
The Trump administration is seeking to add more than 1,500 beds to private facilities
The state has informed employees that their last day at Downeast Correctional Facility is June 10
Christopher Klein oversaw Delaware’s four prisons, including the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Supporters say closing the prison would mean 51 jobs lost
The inmate was sentenced to 98 years in prison, but was mistakenly released in 2008. Authorities realized the mistake in 2014, and police returned him to prison
Alabama prisons house 23,074 inmates in facilities built for 13,318
Biometric technologies have already helped facilities improve offender identification and have the potential to improve efficiency for employee access authentication
A plan to cut prison spending would lead to hundreds of officer layoffs and create unsafe staffing levels in Michigan prisons
Attorney General Josh Hawley said that he believes that Cory Hutcheson “directed the altercation” at the county jail that preceded the death of Tory Sanders
The bill would allow Texas to license two family lockdowns and enable facilities to hold families for prolonged stays
To the person who would still question the role that prisons play in public safety, I’d like them to imagine our country without them
Corrections officers discovered Orville Morris hiding in a ceiling inside the prison pallet shop where he worked
The bill aims to build four facilities, including a replacement for the state’s troubled women’s prison
A patrol report says Melvin Green received serious injuries to his head at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville
Anthony Gangi sits down with NJACA President Bob Riccardella to discuss the ACA
Federal monitors said, compliance with a reform plan has “regressed,” inmates are “marginally safer” and the jail may need 90 more positions
One measure makes it a felony for an inmate to recklessly injure a CO or recklessly hit prison staff with bodily fluids
Removing visible antisocial or gang-related tattoos improve an offender’s chance for staying out of prison and obtaining employment
Missouri State Penitentiary opened in 1836 and was the oldest continually operating prison west of the Mississippi River when it shut down in 2004
The city is moving to reduce the sentences of most municipal offenses to less than a year in jail to help immigrants avoid deportation
The officers were stomped and seriously injured by three prisoners in the maximum security section of the county jail
Christopher S. Hendon claimed he was part of a police program that gives kids prison tours to scare them off from committing crimes
