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.
Facing a 4,000-officer shortfall, Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing unarmed, supervised entry-level roles to jumpstart correctional careers early
Cutting civilian and law enforcement jobs will force corrections officers into roles they aren’t trained for, risking burnout and security lapses, Commissioner Helen Hanks says
Officers seized weapons, tattoo devices and synthetic marijuana in a coordinated contraband operation at Charles B. Webster Detention Center
The law was touted by lawmakers as a way to make bail procedure uniform across the state and to limit violent criminals from being released before seeing a judge
To compensate for shortages, prison administrators regularly schedule OT shifts for officers, something the union said makes a dangerous job even more dangerous
The indictment alleges that the mayor of Thomson left a bottle of gin in a ditch along the route of a Jefferson County Correctional Institution prison work crew
How do correctional workers know that they are suffering from correctional fatigue? They realize that life is not as enjoyable as it once was
The Brown County Jail Garden was made possible by the support of the Green Bay Packers Give Back program
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Drones were used to drop marijuana, meth and contraband phones into the yards at Smith State Prison, Telfair State Prison and others over a five-year period beginning in 2019
The Marlboro County sheriff and a deputy were indicted in an incident involving the use of a TASER on an unruly prisoner in their custody
Chauvin, 47, is now housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring, a low-security prison; he was previously held in Arizona at FCI Tucson
The Aug. 16 order came a month after a U.S. District Judge found the city in contempt of its 2022 settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit
“This is his most successful community-based program in Yale public safety history,” said Officer Rich Simons, the handler of a dog trained in the Puppies Behind Bars program
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Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm stated that Alabama’s daily cost to maintain inmates has risen 21% in four years
Supervisory Correctional Systems Specialist Marc Fischer, a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, had served the Federal Bureau of Prisons for over 23 years
Exploring training and self-reflection as alternatives to immediate discipline can create a culture where officers can learn from mistakes and thrive in their roles
Missouri Department of Corrections acting director Trevor Foley has a week to release a man from South Central Correctional Center or will face a $1,000 daily fine
“Both facilities are an integral part of New York’s inter-dependent state and local criminal justice system,” NYSSA President, Sheriff Craig DuMond stated
The court order, which came after a lawsuit that claimed inmates were housed in unsafe conditions, hurries a plan to demolish the prison and build a new one in its place
The idea is that the inmates will play card games, and perhaps they will know something about the case in the deck
The two former Southern Regional Jail employees pleaded guilty to violating the inmate’s civil rights by not protecting him from being physically assaulted by other COs
The change would make Kentucky one of five states in the U.S. to offer state prisoners Medicaid coverage beginning 60 days before their release
The ex-warden, along with eight other Waupun staff members, have been charged with inmate abuse and misconduct following probes into two deaths at the facility
The report found FCI Dublin’s leaders failed at nearly every turn to keep inmates safe and ensure that their claims of sexual abuse were investigated properly
The sheriff said all Broome County Correctional Facility staff will undergo formal training on use of force, de-escalation and duty to intervene
The White Pine County sheriff said that all three inmates died of stab wounds, or “multiple sharp force injuries” in a disturbance at Ely State Prison
‘I don’t want this happening to anyone else’: Mass. CO knocked unconscious by substance shares story
Officer John Connelly is still recovering from the traumatic incident at MCI-Shirley last month when he was exposed to a toxic substance and rushed to the hospital
Each year, around 250 inmates at Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis will engage in a five-week art program led by facilitators experienced in trauma recovery
Several of the inmates wounded in the altercation at Ely State Prison were life-flighted out of the area for medical treatment
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