Correctional Management

Editorial board believes sweltering conditions are contributing to a high quit rate among prison guards

The Florida DOC lifted uniform restrictions allowing incarcerated people to wear shorts and a single-layer shirt in response to hotter-than-average temperatures

The lawsuit is seeking $109,000 in lost wages, an additional $1M for future lost wages/pension benefits and $500,000 for other compensatory damages

COs suffer from depression, PTSD and suicide at a higher rate than the average population; part of the revamp plan is to improve the prison staff's experience

To reduce the number of "in-classroom" training hours, several lessons will be transferred into digital formats to be completed during a shift

Many in corrections aren't fully aware of the impact inmate ingenuity can have on daily operations; jail staff need to be alert and on guard

McLean County jail inmates are being transferred as a result of inadequate staffing

Larch Corrections Center officials said the facility is planned to close in October, giving enough time to help 115 staff members find other jobs

An investigation found COs worked past their scheduled shifts but supervisors were not providing signed approval, so OT wages were not being properly paid

The victim, a 52-year-old youth services employee, was stabbed multiple times in his arm, abdomen, shoulder and neck

"You can see the exhaustion in the officers. It doesn’t help they’re so short-staffed and there’s no break for them"

The DOC told staff in early June that the union's employees aren't eligible for the lump-sum payment

The former CO is being held without bond with charges alleging 39 individual sexual assaults and other counts that could net him up to 300 years in prison

The price to hold an inmate at Casper jail has increased to around $141 a day

The settlement includes provisions to help lower the jail population at the Inmate Reception Center by diverting hundreds of people into mental health treatment