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 new BOP proposal is to build a medium-security prison to house 1,152 men and an adjacent minimum-security prison camp for another 256 men
The brown water at the 44-year-old Kross Center is an example of what advocates describe as inhumane conditions in city jails
the Southern Regional Jail has been the “subject of many questions and concerns” since March 2022
The legislation would require the DOC to notify residents and schools when it plans to open a new facility nearby
The FCC unanimously voted to approve rules to streamline the process for using technology to detect and block contraband phones in U.S. prisons and jails
Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to replace officers in watchtowers with closed-circuit cameras at nearly two dozen lower-security Illinois prisons
Prosecutors and lawyers are sparring over jail conditions that the lawyers claim are so stressful El Chapo is hallucinating about music
The sheriff’s office said 12 inmates in a fourth-floor “disciplinary unit” barricaded themselves “while the deputy on duty was temporarily out of the housing unit”
“You can’t have several hundred dangerous inmates in one place because the officers are just unable to monitor”
Saundra Floyd instead urged Gov. John Carney to respond to her family’s demands for the autopsy report on Steven Floyd and details on how he died
Anthony Gangi sits down with Geoff Klopp and discusses what is needed to make sure the tragic riot in Delaware does not happen again
Nationwide, at least 22 states have closed or announced plans to close 94 state prisons and juvenile facilities since 2011, and only a handful have been sold or repurposed
The construction plan is an attempt to relieve prison overcrowding
Among other things, the bill would also authorize a $350 million state bond issue to build one new prison and renovate others
Community paramedics placed within a correctional facility increase the level of services provided by the health care team and potentially reduce overall health care costs
Judiciary Chairman Cam Ward said the revamped plan would add about 2,000 beds to the state’s crowded prison system
Rehabilitation programs in correctional institutions are often very basic and not treated with respect and seriousness by many inmates who participate
Patrick Leonard was sentenced to death for the 2000 killing of his ex-girlfriend
Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick says he didn’t know that women were being required to remove undergarments after the bras apparently set off metal detectors
The bill would make it a low-grade felony with a fine if the drone is used to deliver weapons or contraband
Alabama prisons house 23,074 inmates in facilities built for 13,318, a figure that puts the department at 173 percent capacity
Lawmakers criticized the department for failing to address staffing shortages and facility problems
State officials, lawmakers and reform groups said many inmates are being held unnecessarily in prison and although releasing them is a priority hurdles remain
Do private facilities have correctional staff and inmate safety as their main consideration?
Inmates revolted against staff members and started a fire in a courtyard
An inmate is facing charges after smuggling in a drug that sent six prisoners to the hospital
When there are communication failures between the project manager, the vendors, the team and executive leadership things get ugly
Lawmakers could ban drones from flying over jails without permission and make their owners responsible for damage caused by a crash
Prison officials say the killings aren’t related
The women housed at Gadsden Correctional Institution lived for months without hot water or heat, faced flooded bathrooms daily and endured water rations
The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime could usher in a reversal of that trend
Workers said officer safety and prison security have taken a back seat to treatment programs for inmates
Sessions signaled Thursday his strong support for the government’s continued use of private prisons, reversing an Obama directive to phase out their use
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