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.
Warden Jim Farris maintains bringing the rodeo back will benefit the city and state, as well as improve morale for corrections workers and the inmates
The city-parish will use $2 million to install as many as 50 metal security doors throughout the facility, as well as upgrade the security camera system
The report highlights two recent jails deaths as evidence that the sheriff’s office has struggled to improve jail conditions despite years of federal oversight
A federal judge says the Corrections Corporation of America will stand trial in a civil rights lawsuit over understaffing and violence at an Idaho prison
The troubled Rawlins prison replaced an earlier prison nearby that the state had to abandon because of similar structural problems
Bloody June included the killing of an inmate in one prison and a brawl at another facility that sent 16 inmates to hospitals
A sheriff famous for making inmates wear pink underwear has rolled out a uniform change at Maricopa County jails
State and city officials are grappling over who should be allowed to stay there
Among the allegations: New COs in 2014 were paid $9 an hour, well below the beginning pay of roughly $12.50 an hour at state prisons
Severe shortage leads to dangerous conditions in the facilities
A pipe at the prison broke on June 25, leading the agency to import water for about 1,200 inmates
Sheriff is accused of running his county jail more like a mob boss than a lawman
Governor wants the DOC to find a new supply of the drug rather than use another method allowed under a law passed last year
Drug use behind bars appears to have increased since California started using drug-sniffing dogs and machinery to try to stop smuggling at state prisons
Inmates have been drinking bottled water and using buckets of water to fill their toilets after a waterline break
The state could be able to resume executions early next month after an appeals court denied to rehear a case challenging a drug the state plans to use
Lawmakers have voted to require COs provide death certificates to families of inmates who die in prison and respond to their inquiries
Lawyers for the state said that its current supply of midazolam expired and Arizona’s sources of the drug have dried up because of pressure from death penalty opponents
Elevators that were out of service — despite legislative approval of money to fix them — caused a delay in how long it took police medics to reach an inmate
Lawsuit contends the judge routinely jails people who can’t pay fines for minor traffic or misdemeanor offenses without checking to see why they can’t pay
The compromise ends weeks of testimony about whether Sheriff Marlin Gusman should be stripped of his authority to operate the jail
With the annual cost to house a prisoner in the United States well over $31,000 and rising, why wouldn’t the nation’s facilities examine both environmentally conscious and cost saving options?
The inmates were captured on security camera making their escape through a 2x2 hole in the interior and exterior walls of their cell
It’s not just female corrections officers who are being discriminated against at Michigan’s only women’s prison
In one incident, he threatened to bring a gun to school
With a revamped program, state officials hope to break the cycle for inmates who continue to commit crime
Opponents say the money could be better spent on rehabilitation programs
Lawmakers called on Gov. Pete Ricketts to approve emergency funding to hire more COs
It would be great if correctional officers could tell their story and permanently remove myths that plague the profession
Says installing AC on death row could open “Pandora’s box” and force his department to make same accommodation for other prisoners
Female corrections officers have been subjected to mandatory overtime they say is excessive and harmful
It’s unclear whether the termination involved misconduct
Screening serves an essential function of identifying the best candidates for treatment from the broad population of applicants