Corrections News
Corrections news is essential for the correctional facility workforce, providing up-to-date information on developments, policy changes, and emerging trends in the penitentiary system. This directory offers articles that help staff stay current on issues affecting their work environment, inmate management, and facility operations. Regularly engaging with corrections news ensures personnel are prepared for new challenges and opportunities. For additional insights, explore our section on Correctional Design and Operations Management.
BREAKING NEWS
Corrections officers are urging state leaders to finalize a hybrid pension plan they say will improve recruitment and retention in prisons
Researchers say untreated addiction in the home heightens risks for kids and calls for earlier intervention
Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of killing their parents in 1989, are now eligible for parole after a California judge reduced their life sentences under the youthful offender law
The man allegedly pulled several door handles to try to enter some of the vehicles
Officers who return to work would be subject to a “disciplinary evaluation period” for the remainder of their career with DOCCS
Wasco County Sheriff Magill called the behavior “egregious,” but the arbitrator cited a lack of prior discipline and a casual office culture in reversing the termination
Ross Correctional Institution officer Andrew Lansing died on Dec. 25, 2024, after being beaten to death by an inmate
Girl Scouts Beyond Bars offers the only in-person visitation for inmates, helping mothers and daughters reconnect through shared activities
Matthew Martinez has been tethered to a kidney dialysis machine for 11 hours a day and dependent on daily insulin injections to keep him alive since childhood
PRODUCT NEWS
New technology reduces the risk of human oversight
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