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.
Correctional facilities have to be tough, durable and secure. This doesn’t happen by accident.
The corrections director said sweat lodges are a culturally specific way to address the spiritual needs of indigenous inmates — and hopefully reduce recidivism
The new jails are being built using the design-build format that is supposed to speed up construction, according to the city’s Department of Design and Construction
Conditions at the Manhattan facility have come under growing scrutiny since Epstein’s death
Nebraska’s prison system has faced a litany of problems in recent years
The bureau has come under intense scrutiny since Jeffrey Epstein’s death
The U.S. Marshals Service cited understaffing and lockdowns in a November report on problems at the downtown jail
Locks failed for years and allowed for serious beatings of prisoners and COs, but the prison’s boss failed to appreciate the seriousness of the problem
The correctional officers assigned to monitor Jeffrey Epstein were working in an understaffed facility that put them and the inmates at risk of harm
COs on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries
The move by the DOJ came amid mounting evidence that the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center may have bungled its responsibility
The lockup is so short-staffed that the BOP is offering correctional officers a $10,000 bonus to transfer there from other federal lockups
“Mr. Epstein’s death raises serious questions that must be answered,” AG William Barr said in a statement
The move comes after eight inmates died in the jail in 2018, and another in 2019
A new councilwoman led the opposition because of objections to how the facilities owners’ operate immigrant detention facilities and private prisons nationwide
In all, about 2.5 acres of the Maine State Prison grounds are being used to grow vegetables to feed the prison population, the COs and the community during the growing season
The inmate is one of three inmates released by mistake from the jail in a three-month span
The issue is among a myriad of problems at the jail
Women with mental health problems said in a lawsuit that they were subject to prolonged solitary confinement and dirty cells
A state inspection of a troubled county jail in Cleveland found that problems with medical care, sanitation and inmate lockdowns persist
A radically revised prison population estimate could give hope to lawmakers and advocates hoping to address crowded prisons without expanding bed capacity
The suits, filed by the estates of two inmates, blame DOC officials for numerous problems, including chronic overcrowding and understaffing
LaSalle Corrections settled an inmate death suit the day after report was issued
The mistaken releases add to a growing list of issues at the Cuyahoga County Jail
The program has been suspended amid disputes over payment and charges of bullying
For at least four years, Cuyahoga County jail officials mistakenly believed that their satellite jail in Euclid was able to accommodate 83 inmates instead of 32
Carla Moore claims in a lawsuit that she was disciplined for complaining about the flag displayed near prison entrance
Eliminate the potential for improvised weapons by using cleaning tools made from materials that can’t be sharpened
The new jails will be designed to provide COs with better observation angles and to limit how frequently they must usher inmates through the halls for various activities
The bank announced Monday it was ending its relationship with GEO Group and CoreCivic
Owner CoreCivic Inc. has said no families or unaccompanied minors would be placed in the facility southeast of Phoenix
DOC officials say COs have been on high alert since two of their colleagues died in the line of duty last year
After paying a company to recommend a replacement for its software system for tracking and managing information on inmates, the system has yet to be replaced