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.
Indirect supervision is not safer than direct supervision for officers. However, direct supervision is most certainly safer for inmates
Sheriff Alex Villanueva has criticized the plan to close the jail without a replacement
A recent attack on a North Carolina detention officer highlights the dangers associated with direct supervision housing
Virginia mental health officials issued a report last week detailing clerical errors
Drones have quickly become an effective tool for criminal activity
Court documents say he had a heroin syringe in his arm and a loaded .22-caliber handgun in his pocket
The former Subway pitchman was reportedly not making any footlongs
Richard Rosario, now 40, was arrested after two witnesses identified him from a police photo book
During the Bush administration, 532 prisoners were released while Obama has only released 144 after a screening process
For months now, the Wyoming Department of Corrections has been working with University of Wyoming
“Prison-based gerrymandering” gave the eligible voters in the district almost twice the voting power of others in the county
Woman is scheduled to stand trial Monday on criminal charges stemming from a confrontation with COs at the city’s Rikers Island jail
Problems persist despite the transfer of inmates last September from an aging complex of buildings in disrepair to a new $150M facility
Correctional officers would start paying toward their eventual benefits under the proposed contract
State has agreed to change how inmates with disabilities are treated and housed to settle part of a broader lawsuit over prison medical care
The vote came on the heels of two violent uprisings at William C. Holman Correctional Facility
Inmate dog-training programs often draw positive attention for prisons, but they also can open the door to potential problems
DOC refused for nearly six months to allow state’s workplace safety agency to inspect a prison where a female CO was sexually assaulted
Alabama faces more prison uprisings unless problems of overcrowding are addressed, Gov. Robert Bentley said
A prison captain said most of the cameras are working at this time
70 inmates were in the dorm at the time, but it was unclear how many were involved in the uprising
Between 2011 and 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, 4 percent of inmates reported sexual assault
Local officials expressed confidence the state has made significant changes in operations at Lincoln Hills
A CO found the inmate unresponsive while doing a routine security check
Corrections has experienced a ‘transformation’ over the last several decades
The transfer involved 105 inmates, with 67 going to the facility in Arizona and 38 going to Florida
The jail had already banned all nonwhite paper
The issue is important, since prison officials have described prisoners 50 and older as their fastest-growing demographic
There were 409 violent incidents there last year, 152 assaults on staff members and 257 on other inmates
After the mistake was identified in 2012, DOC didn’t calculate prison sentences by hand to stop new early releases
Line staff know it’s time to buckle down during this process but do they truly understand why these things are important?
The staffing shortages are occurring as most prison populations are rising
One change allows inmates to post comments on social networking or blogging sites
