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 portable BioFlash Biological Identifier can detect and identify the presence of low levels of aerosolized COVID-19 in any part of your facility
Regular rotation of inmate workers can minimize over-familiarity and complacency between officers and inmates
Rep. Steve Clouse said the plan would be a first step in correcting violence and abuse that has brought a federal lawsuit against the state
The officer will most likely suffer permanent hearing damage
For non-violent scofflaws who have nine-to-five jobs, weekend jail helps keep their life in order
The incident is under investigation by the state police and the sheriff’s department
A coalition of dozens of advocacy groups says it intends to pressure the mayor and other elected officials to take a stand
Eric Williams was equipped only with keys, handcuffs and radio when he was killed during a lockdown on Feb. 25, 2013
All told, the department spent about $250 million last year on about 185 service contracts
It will be left up to the Criminal Justice Committee to recommend passage of the bill
The 21-page report lists all Internal Affairs investigations from 2010 to 2015 of sworn COs and civilian employees
COs have raised concerns about unsafe working conditions caused by state budget cuts, inadequate staffing
The price tag for housing, feeding and caring for a prisoner has climbed to almost $64K annually
Bills call for at least one staffed guard tower every shift, making workplace safety part of collective bargaining
A 2014 report by the Treatment Advocacy Center notes bluntly that “prisons and jails have become America’s ‘new asylums’
Jordan M. Green, of Kenton County, walked away from Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington after 8 p.m.
Authorities say inmates have worked nearly 8,200 hours
The Republican governor expressed confidence that he and lawmakers will make progress
Voters in 2016 may also get a chance to weigh in on competing death penalty measures
Unemployment is down and wages are up in Kansas — except for corrections officers
It was the second death tied to the early release of as many as 3,200 prisoners since 2002 because of a software coding error that miscalculated sentences
If river levels affect the maximum-security facility’s water, the state may have to bring in hundreds of portable toilets
Agreement requires COs to hold down the noise
Spy cameras, like cellphones and weapons, are contraband in prison
Inmates will start filling the new beds Sept. 1
A $700K Department of Workforce Development grant is paying for four groups of inmates to take introductory classes
County officials, however, maintain they were already working on jail improvements well before inmate’s death
The contract is the first real promise that county officials have seen for putting the minimum-security jail to good use
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Department of Justice has been investigating a range of alleged crimes at the facility
There are almost 60K prisoners in, housed in 54 prisons throughout the state
The blueprint recommends how to spend nearly $6.2B in state money