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.
“Lieutenants have gone through jailer school, all jail protocols have been reinforced, reemphasizing training in policy and inmate movement,” Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said
The looming deadline comes after Los Padrinos and the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility failed key inspections in January
Police say a man was shot outside the jail after he charged at a LEO with a knife
The facility would close by the end of 2021
Nearly 50 corrections officers resigned in the last two-plus years and another eight were dismissed
The 21-year-old man stole a car in the station’s parking lot two minutes after he was released
An Ohio jail is no longer accepting inmates because a bill for jail services hasn’t been paid
Multiple deaths within a two week period are highlighting the lack of public safety personnel and facilities in Alaska villages
Officials agree on extra funds to boost employees’ pay and deal with overcrowding, but some are unhappy with the strings legislators have attached to the new funds
Keeping equipment secure, conducting random searches and minimizing inmate movement are some of the strategies to improve facility security
Few, if any, state prison budgets are stretched as tightly as Alabama’s
It’s a federal prison where white-collar and D-list scoundrels can do time while playing bocce ball and noshing on rugelach
Officials say the commander that runs the prison has been fired for a “loss of confidence in his ability to command”
Officials are officially closing the Glenn E. Dyer Jail in Oakland and may start transferring prisoners as early as next week
The population has fallen below 18,000 for the first time in nearly three decades
The sheriff is considering to close a jail as a cost-cutting measure to save the county millions
The legislation would raise the rate paid to sheriffs to house thousands of state inmates from $24.39 per inmate per day to $28.39
Changes in facility layouts and demand for more capacity are shaping how construction teams design & collaborate to make the building process more efficient
Once you have identified your problem, give it a different name. Call it a “challenge”
County has agreed to pay $100K to a corrections technician who sued after a co-worker pinned up the flag
Russ Hamilton takes the reins and interviews Mike Arndt, Superintendent of the Mother Lode Regional Juvenile Detention Facility
Sheriff said he wasn’t willing to continue operating a jail “that is not funded to meet the minimum standards required” or to stand by while more staffers are laid off
Sheriffs are asking for a $4 increase per inmate per day to the rate they are paid to house around 18,000 prisoners
The test took place over the course of five days in a housing unit at Broad River Correctional Institution
The House voted for a general fund budget that includes funding for more officers as well as a boost in officer pay
The project will allow the state to design the prison in a more efficient layout requiring fewer COs to watch over inmates
California has committed $260 million to repair leaking roofs and clear dangerous mold at more than two dozen prisons
Upset for not being removed from lockdown, the inmate broke a sprinkler head resulting in cells flooding
The Justice Department gave the state 49 days to have a remedial plan or face a federal lawsuit
Vision, collaboration, funding and officer buy-in have led to proven results
The federal government is putting the state on notice that it may sue if officials don’t make improvements soon
Any of these things can place officers, correctional staff and inmates in harm’s way
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