Correctional Management

Corrections officers, our protectors, need your interest, research and compassion just as much as the infamous predators and anonymous inmates they protect us from

The embarrassing chain of events surrounding the escape of Porfirio Duarte-Herrera has put a spotlight on chronic staffing shortages at Nev. prisons

Gov. approved measures to seal criminal records and free dying inmates but denied bids to restrict solitary confinement and boost inmates' wages

Six prison employees also were placed on paid administrative leave Friday for breaching security protocols

The state outlined a timetable in a memo Tues. for closing the California Correctional Center, which employed about 700 people and held about 2,300 prisoners as of June

“This is not a retaliatory measure but logistically necessary to ensure that other critical services are being provided,” the department said in a statement

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat is pushing back on the need to study the county’s jail population, the offenses for which detainees are booked, and the amount of time inmates are held

Prisoners including those who provide food, laundry and janitorial services refused to show up for work at major state prisons, leaving staff scrambling to keep the facilities running

Union's national vice president of women and fair practice said the abuses at the Victorville prison complex were among "the worst that I've seen."

"We are concerned that the way he presents himself will drive away more employees in our already critically understaffed departments," the letter read

An official designated a relative be hired as an intelligence officer even though that person hadn't applied and someone else had already been chosen