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.
Bibb County Sheriff Davis backs the mayor’s plan to ease jail crowding with monitored releases while cracking down on K-2 trafficking
The bill would also make Narcan training available to people in custody, make sure Narcan is stocked in all housing units and provide OD prevention kits to those leaving jail
The union alleges the department is bypassing bargaining obligations and operating prisons with dangerously low staffing levels
The S.C. DOC’s review of the Richland County jail found a lack of written plans to evacuate inmates during a fire, as well as prisoners who were tasked with conducting head counts
The bill places a four-hour limit on isolating inmates who pose an immediate risk of violence to others or themselves in “de-escalation” units
Jeff Rhinerson will support court security officers in upholding the safety and integrity of the Judicial Center in his role as a court security assistant
Responses from officers included, “While at Trousdale I feel unsafe at all times,” and, “Correction Officers are working blocks by themselves. We haven’t had partners in over 2 years”
The public safety director told a committee that most of the 15 jail deaths since 2020 were due to natural causes or overdoses, reflecting the health and substance abuse issues in the detainees’ communities
State regulators found numerous violations, including rodent droppings and unsecured cell gates during an inspection of Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles
Danelo Cavalcante’s crab-walk escape from a prison yard prompted Chester County prison to add more razor wire around vulnerable areas within 3 1/2 months to prevent further escapes
Corrections leaders should watch for corrections officers in their facilities developing inappropriate relationships with inmates
Agencies came together for the mock incident at the Greensville Correction Center
Three COs at Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution may face disciplinary action in connection with the two escapes back in May
4 Virginia law enforcement and rescue departments completed a quarterly training drill
The attorney said sometimes Deputy Arturo Atilano Valadez and other deputies were so exhausted that they took turns sleeping in jail cells
During a search of a cell at Attica Correctional Facility, an inmate stabbed a corrections officer several times in the forearm
Mayor Adams said he interviewed several people for the post, but Lynelle Maginley-Liddie stood out for her “emotional intelligence”
Allegheny County Jail inmates will receive monthly payments of $125 for the first six months of 2024
Though a settlement has been reached, the case isn’t over; the lawsuit will proceed against the Jackson County Jail’s healthcare
The union said the attack is “directly related” to decisions made by department leadership to double bunk housing units in Maleng Regional Justice Center
The federal monitor said the need for fire suppression is “particularly acute for a unit attempting to re-house known fire-setters and thereby reduce arsons”
The riot at Lee Correctional Institution left seven dead and more than a dozen injured; it was the deadliest prison riot in the U.S. in the last 25 years
The inmate was charged with attempted murder and has been transferred to a different corrections facility in Tucson
Correctional Officer Senior Yashea J. Chapel died Nov. 10 at a hospital following an asthma attack, an Alabama DOC spokesperson said
The inmate told prosecutors he would have killed the former police officer had correctional officers not responded so quickly
One correctional officer was stabbed “numerous times,” officials said, and another suffered “serious injuries to his face”
Commissioners want the Idaho Department of Correction to pay counties more to house people who have been convicted and sentenced for crimes, but for whom there is no room in state prisons
The lack of security upgrades “is very concerning,” the mayor of Baton Rouge said. “We are dealing with a facility established in 1952, designed to rehabilitate youth for less serious crimes”
Michael Anderson pleaded guilty in July to one count of deprivation of civil rights
CDCR’s proposal calls for eliminating all unpaid work assignments and reducing hours for most prison workers from full-time jobs to half-time
The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison
The financial burden of the calls will shift from inmates and their families to a pot of money known as the Inmate Welfare Fund