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.
Salem, Gloucester and Cumberland counties, which already share a court system, will be merging their inmate populations into a single, 900-bed jail facility in Salem
The standards set baselines for several jail conditions, including prenatal care for pregnant women, the use of force on inmates and the basic rights of those in the jails
The state’s union president said that in previous rounds of closures, many corrections officers have chosen to retire or change careers rather than uproot their families
“There were no public hearings. There was no discussion ... It’s pretty shocking to our community,” officials say
Two prosecutors have been hired to review the criminal investigation into a prison riot last April that killed seven inmates
Recent court rulings say $118 million awarded to COs for unpaid work cannot be enforced
Jails are obligated to provide appropriate healthcare for inmates due to state mandates, but budgeting for these expenses comes with challenges
62% of overtime paid out by the state in 2017 and 2018 came from the Department of Corrections
Creating partnerships between correctional facilities and their surrounding communities will improve your level of service
The plan sets goals for staffing, infrastructure, programs and culture that the ADOC says can transform the system
The statewide problem stems in part from a complex and sometimes faulty process used to calculate release dates
83 prisoners were treated for the parasitic mites
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
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