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 Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has implemented several policy changes, including better fingerprint ID verification and clearer classification protocols
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Blocking corrections officers from transporting immigrants to ICE detention centers is a “sanctuary” policy, Attorney General James Uthmeier said
Family members said the lack of parole — and the new parole guidelines — take away hope and create dangerous conditions inside an overcrowded prison system
After the county failed to pay money owed to the security company, the company ended its contract and let its officers walk out of the Fulton County Jail in the middle of the day
The College of Southern Nevada’s program at Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center highlights the impact of education on reducing recidivism
Here’s how the derogatory term “chumps” can be turned into a valuable learning tool in corrections
The Georgia Senate committee also recommended adopting single-person cells to enhance safety and looking to get federal approval to jam cellphone signals at prisons
The change comes after an inmate knocked a corrections officer to the ground and fled while being transferred from a prison van to UNC Hospitals in Hillsborough
A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said Luigi Mangione is being held alone in a cell in the prison, which has 14 housing units
The grant will fund technology that will allow inmates in state-run correctional facilities to access college courses.
Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is being held at SCI Huntingdon
A legislative report links substance abuse and incomplete data tracking to increasing returns to prison
David Pearson was performing a “mirror drill” at the Correctional Training Academy’s tactical firing range when he fired a live round at Lt. Rodney Osborne, killing him
In 2023, the number of people working in state prisons fell to its lowest level this century, according to the U.S. Census Bureau
As part of the settlement, the Bureau of Prisons “will issue a formal, public acknowledgment to victims of staff sexual abuse at FCI Dublin”
The lawsuit cited mandatory 15-minute roll call meetings and a rounding system that allegedly denied Howard County corrections officers proper pay for all hours worked
The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office employees allegedly disguised the theft by replacing stolen cash with check disbursements from the Inmate Trust Fund bank account
A violent attack, a punctured lung and a life-changing ordeal — this officer’s story is a wake-up call for safety reforms in corrections
The Bureau of Prisons plans to deactivate six minimum-security facilities to address “significant challenges,” including staffing shortages and crumbling infrastructure
The PAWSitive Changes program at Armstrong County Jail pairs long-term shelter dogs with inmates, giving both a chance at transformation
The Hennepin County Adult Detention Center is the state’s busiest jail with 90% of inmates facing felony charges; the facility is short 47 workers out of an authorized 247 staff
Jeremy Bean, the warden of High Desert State Prison, said that there had been instances of failures to provide medical care
The move comes after years of increasing inmate transports and $2 million in overtime costs for Cuyahoga County deputies and COs assigned to hospital supervision
The Telfair State Prison inmate conned his fellow inmates’ family members and friends into believing he could provide legal help, physical protection and investment opportunities
Gov. Jay Inslee cited a 24% increase in juvenile arrests as the driving force behind the project
The program at FCI Marion teaches inmates how to work with dogs who may lack manners or confidence
The judge found the NYC DOC failed to comply with 18 separate provisions of court orders pertaining to security, staffing, use of force and the safety of young detainees
Contraband items such as a knife, cellphones and controlled substances were put into Tupperware containers, concealed in plastic wrap in the middle of prepared food
The Thanksgiving menu at MDC is a far cry from the tasty morsels Sean “Diddy” Combs once served up at Justin’s, the Flatiron soul food restaurant he launched in the 90s
The multiagency sweep at Suwannee Correctional Institution, dubbed “Operation Fall Harvest,” found 44 grams of meth, 19 gallons of homemade alcohol and other items
When jails become overcrowded, it affects the safety of inmates, staff and visitors
With 13 wards and advanced healthcare spaces, the new medical unit at Frederick County Adult Detention Center aims to reduce hospital transports and increase efficiency
The inmate was one of four who escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail in May; the other three were recaptured shortly after the escape
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