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.
The Limestone County inmate allegedly shoved the CO into a cell, struck him and tried to choke him with the CO’s radio microphone cord
Addressing complacency isn’t a one-time effort but a continuous commitment to awareness, training and improvement
Of the nearly 1 million pieces of mail sent to Oregon prisons each year, officials have found street drugs hidden in markers and crayon marks on mail sent to prisoners
The policy shift comes after a judge in August ruled he would vacate an elderly man’s sentence if he was sent to MDC Brooklyn, citing the jail’s “barbaric conditions”
The settlement also requires CDCR to distribute a policy memorandum to employees that better protects the rights of visitors who have to undergo strip searches
“There is no deterrent anymore for bad behavior in our prison system and it cannot be any more evident than in unprovoked attacks like this,” the union’s president said
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Nevada DOC said the move was prompted by an “uptick in gang activity and violence, along with the remote nature of Ely State Prison”
While conducting searches at Menard Correctional Center, TACT team officers uncovered synthetic cannabinoids and at least one instance of fentanyl within the facility
Corrections administrators said prison jobs were plentiful within a 65-mile radius of Stateville, but many employees already travel long distances to reach work at Stateville
A brawl started in the Auburn Correctional Facility’s recreation yard when an inmate struck a sergeant, causing her to fall and hit her head on a fence post
A Five Points Correctional Facility CO was making rounds when they found an inmate on a hospital bed ripping out electrical wires and destroying the fire alarm on the ceiling
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“Making Reading Memories,” a Racine County Extension program, is intended to connect children with parents who are incarcerated and improve children’s literacy skills
The PaYS program is designed to help active-duty soldiers transition to civilian life by connecting them with job opportunities in sectors such as corrections
Similar to the diet of a common college freshman, inmate recipes are both unique and often disgusting
Preparing for the future is an ongoing process that begins the first day on the job
When we see a fellow staff member – sworn or civilian – start down a slippery slope, we should try to get them back on the right path
Correctional staff at Central California Women’s Facility and California Institution for Women are accused of trading sexual favors for contraband and privileges, the DOJ says
CDCR’s Youthful Offender Program brings inmates ages 18 to 25 who committed more serious crimes, including manslaughter, to the camp to train in wildland firefighting
The 38 weapons were seized at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center shortly after a CO was exposed to a synthetic cannabinoid and knocked unconscious
The woman entered the jail lobby to file a complaint; she then walked outside and grabbed a 9 mm pistol from her car, the Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office said
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State regulators warned the county that Los Padrinos did not reach a mandated ratio of one officer per 10 youths for 15 of 87 shifts in July
The hope is with the continued treatment behind bars at Middleton Jail, inmates won’t want to seek drugs when they are released
EDWINS hosted a dinner at Grafton Correctional as part of its culinary course, offered in 652 facilities nationwide
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey coordinated an inmate work crew to help catch a raccoon with a jar stuck on its head
KidsMates, a nonprofit focused on supporting children with incarcerated parents, has donated 5,000 books, games, and movies to federal prison visiting rooms in 23 states
The Athens-Clarke County Jail program aims to create pathways to gainful employment for inmates in their post-jail lives, which could reduce recidivism down the road
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