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.
Costing about $150 million, the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women will meet the unique needs of female inmates
The first step for prison officials is to have a clear view of the mail security vulnerabilities in their particular facility
Tracking supplies given can save lives, no matter the size of the object
The correctional system is not capable of effectively treating this population
Anthony Gangi sits downs with Capt. Keith Hellwig to discuss incentives needed to keep our facilities properly staffed
Justin Kestner escaped from a Health Services room and assaulted a CO with “a crude piece of metal”
Inmates began a two-week hunger strike to protest an array of conditions at the Santa Clara County jails, including solitary confinement and inadequate provisions
The Bledsoe County Correctional Complex water sources were switched around to maintain steady supplies, which left the prison with discolored, stinky water
Anthony Gangi discusses major concerns facing corrections on a national level
Lawmakers will have to wait until next year to curb the use of private prisons to hold thousands of immigrants awaiting federal deportation hearings
While often considered punitive, administrative segregation units can provide unique opportunities for treatment success
Anthony Gangi sits down with Captain Keith Hellwig to discuss the first presidential debate and how it could affect corrections
The slaying of CO Kenneth Bettis and regular stabbings were a contributing factor to officers not showing for work Saturday and will likely prompt them to do the same again
The state is the first to convert its private prisons into jails to deal with state budget cuts
Few states have been more aggressive in releasing inmates and diverting offenders than Michigan, where a decade ago, one out of every 200 people was in prison
Interim Superintendent Bob McCabe said he’s pushing jail staffers for more transparency and improved operations — and said he welcomes a possible DOJ investigation
Anthony Gangi sits with Nebraska Senator Dan Watermeier to discuss safety and security concerns
The DOD spent nearly $26K surveying potential sites last year for housing terror suspects now held in Guantanamo Bay
A federal jury has ordered a medical provider and several employees to pay $11.9 million to the wife and family of a man who killed himself in jail
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said Friday that officers found the false wall while searching for contraband
Anthony Gangi sits down with Sex Offender Treatment Specialist Kelli Callahan
The pendulum has shifted to favor the inmate population
Security cameras in correctional facilities can assist officers in detection of suspicious activity and help keep a lid on large scale incidents
A spokeswoman for the prison said multiple fires were set and two housing units have been left unlivable
Prisons and jails are vulnerable targets, so are you doing what you need to do to protect those within?
The influx of prisoners at Luzerne County Correctional Facility puts COs and the entire jail at risk
Officers Toamalama Scanlan and Juanita Davila were critically wounded when Thong Vang demanded to see someone
Officer Toamalama Scanlan remains in critical condition and Officer Juanita Davila is critical, but stable
The Virginia attorney general is asking the DOJ to investigate a regional jail after the deaths of two inmates
An ex-convict shot and wounded two unarmed officers in the lobby
Christopher Boscacci’s attempted flight from jail was caught on camera by two Santa Clara County deputies
The state prison agency is satisfied with the two privately operated facilities in the state and has no plan to end the contracts
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