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
“With the planned closing we are concerned over how this will happen logistically and how it will place our other facilities at an increased threat level,” the union said
COs fired a warning shot when they saw inmate Albaro Amaral stabbing another inmate; Amaral continued his attack, prompting another CO to fire multiple rounds, striking Amaral
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The Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union stated that closing MCI-Concord or any other prison “will burden our already violent and dangerous prisons”
Matt Tidman testified before a legislative committee in favor of a bill that would ban exercise equipment and free weights from Massachusetts medium and maximum security prisons
Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik was described as “an exemplary law enforcement leader”
The inmate wrote letters threatening to kill public officials as well as demanding his release; all letters had “Inmate Mail” stamps and at least two letters had his DNA on them
With facilities constantly short-staffed, today’s corrections training requires innovative scheduling, methods and platforms for success
From high-profile incidents to societal debates, the corrections world grapples with external “expertise” and the evolving demands of justice and rehabilitation
In addition to the hiring incentive, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will fund training for non-certified corrections recruits
The program assigns two inmate handlers to each dog; inmates are compensated for working with the dogs
The judge wrote a reasonable jury could conclude the medical care David B. Rossman received during his stay at the Centre County Correctional Facility “does not pass constitutional muster”
“The state needs to do more to support the correctional officers and civilians that walk into these facilities every day to help keep us all safe, not overcrowd them or shut them down,” State Assemblyman D. Billy Jones said
The Los Angeles County Probation Department, which has struggled to maintain staffing levels for years, is also rethinking the physical qualities it looks for in new hires due to the recent levels of violence
“So some of our jails are law enforcement certified. Some of our jail staff is not law enforcement certified. That, I think, brings a lot of added benefits,” Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office Jail Capt. James Maki said
Correctional officers must separate and appropriately supervise these inmates
Jail policies and classification systems have been largely developed based on the male population
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The 55-year-old prisoner, suing as Jane Doe, claims the Georgia Department of Corrections has a ban on providing gender-affirming surgery to transgender inmates
A deputy captain in charge of enforcing policies at FCI Dublin emphasized the prison is now in better shape — recounting increased policy training, as well as twice as many cameras at the facility
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