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.
Under Chad Dotson, Virginia saw the nation’s lowest recidivism rate and introduced reforms to improve safety and accountability in prisons, VADOC said
North Carolina has the nation’s second-lowest CO starting salary, contributing to widespread vacancies, Gov. Josh Stein said
As the FCC moves to allow state and local agencies to jam contraband phones, research shows the technology brings real trade-offs corrections leaders cannot ignore
Alabama is one of five states that have joined a program called Reentry 2030 in collaboration with the Council of State Governments Justice Center
The Westmoreland County warden said the preliminary report wrongly claimed the inmate stuffed paper into the lock, misleading COs to think the door was secure
The inmate partially freed himself from his handcuffs and stabbed a Pelican Bay State Prison CO in his head and torso
In addition to running up the cost to the department, the auditor said the additional OT hours could be “potentially detrimental to the safety of both facility staff and inmates”
The Pitchess Detention Center South Facility inmate reported the incident to jail staff, who discovered that several vehicles had also been struck by bullets
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
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