Correctional Management
Correctional Management encompasses the strategies, policies, and practices of running correctional facilities effectively and safely. This section offers articles that delve into various aspects of Correctional Management, including leadership, staff training, inmate rehabilitation, and security measures. Effective management is crucial for maintaining order, ensuring safety, and fostering a rehabilitative environment within correctional institutions. Explore related topics on corrections policies for additional insights into the challenges of managing complex correctional systems.
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Capt. John Briel, a 30-year corrections veteran, is helping train a wave of new staff as Cambria County Prison approaches full staffing for the first time in a decade
One officer required 17 stitches to his scalp and another seven to his face after the inmate attacked them with a ceramic scalpel
An inmate at Cheshire Correctional Institution threw searing hot coffee at the correctional officer and attempted to slash his face with a shank during meal time
Fulton County Sheriff Labat says the main facility is so overcrowded and deteriorated that more deaths are inevitable without help from city jail beds
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St. Louis Correctional Facility correctional officers report assaults, lockdowns and homemade weapons as Level V inmates are housed in lower-level units due to a bed shortage
Sheriff Pat Labat said commissioners’ refusal to fully rebuild the jail ignores federal findings of unsafe staffing, poor supervision and inhumane conditions
The program at MCI-Framingham reflects growing national use of canine training to promote rehabilitation
Reducing risk without adding staff or complicated protocols
The “Virginia Model,” an incentive-based approach, offers more visitation, programs and comforts while removing inmates who break rules
The Allegheny County Jail correctional officers’ union says shackles are needed to prevent escapes during hospital trips
The rookie officer, fired for threatening a youth, says long hours and limited supervision left her unprepared
The Pintler Meadows development will provide 25 homes for Department of Corrections employees, with rent later applied toward down payment assistance
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Grant Hardin said he used black Sharpies and kitchen laundry to create the fake uniform, and made a fake badge from a lid of a can
Sen. Saud Anwar said solitary confinement harms not only those incarcerated but also COs, who face moral injuries along with higher rates of anxiety and depression
The review found excessive overtime, outdated internal pay policies, inaccurate time keeping and improper application of pay times
Trained civilians can be highly effective in programs and services such as educational and vocational training, recreation, and treatment
In court filings, detainees said they were fed inedible “slop” and endured the “horrific stench” of sweat, urine and feces, in part because the rooms have open toilets
When chaos hits, the best leaders keep calm, trust their teams and make decisions that inspire lasting change
NYSCOPBA officials said the underlying issues that caused thousands of its members to walk off the job have still not been addressed
Staff shifted 250 inmates to the Nebraska State Penitentiary gym and 137 to two other correctional facilities
For 60 days before the escape, Orleans Parish jail inmates jammed cell doors daily as officials now push for $15 million in security upgrades
As the Lee Fire burned over 167 square miles, corrections officials moved inmates out of the Rifle Correctional Center
Cuyahoga County Chief Deputy Nestor Rivera said he initiated the changes after noticing the vendor serving too many “slurry-type” meals and certain sides always going uneaten
The Allegheny County Jail officer was recorded holding a barbed wire bat and saying “I don’t give a [expletive], [racial slur]-beater” in a video posted online
The Salinas Valley State Prison lieutenant alleges his treatment reflects a broader ‘code of silence’ that punishes staff who report abuse within CDCR
The site would add to the capacity at the state’s first detention facility, built at an isolated airfield in the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”
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