Fitness & Health
Kalief Browder’s long detention in solitary confinement and suicide at age 22 made him a symbol of a broken justice system
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Millions of times each year, people who have mental illnesses are booked into jails
Dr. Marc Stern, a consultant in correctional healthcare, details the healthcare-related challenges facing correctional facilities
“I seek to be executed as I do here, this day, stand on death row a guilty man worthy of death — please grant me this plea,” inmate David Cox wrote
The department must show why it should not be held in contempt of court for failure to meet deadlines for increasing mental health staff in prisons
From inmate mental healthcare to officer recruitment and retention, the corrections profession faced many challenges in 2018
We asked our members how they would like to see their agencies improve in the coming year
As 2018 winds down, it’s important to reflect on the progress made towards creating safer prison environments and, ultimately, safer communities
Tactical training can and does help an officer anticipate and identify bodily responses to danger
It’s important to know that there are other treatment options available that can help restore a patient’s mental health
Assaults on correctional officers, inmate mental healthcare and the impact of new technologies dominated the headlines this year