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.
Joshua J. Smith, pardoned by President Trump in 2021 on drug charges, is the first formerly incarcerated person to hold a leadership role at the Bureau of Prisons
In corrections, being unaffected isn’t about not caring — it’s about staying focused, composed and in command
A Fulton County Jail contractor said seven of 11 recently repaired cell doors were damaged again the next day, with inmates stating it would continue
Technology upgrade for Pennsylvania’s smallest jail brings the “technology end of the jail 25 years into the present”
The multiple phase $77M project includes housing renovations, a new intake and booking facility, and staff locker rooms and meeting facilities
State DoC commissioner tells lawmakers having enough COs is the key to stopping violence and managing rehabilitation programs
The prison board approved the up to $3.5 million project to add walls and a roof to Chester County prison’s eight exercise yards
Consultant’s report says on dozens of occasions Henderson Jail COs have worked two weeks or longer without a day off
Low staffing, high inmate population are leading to fights, fires and other disciplinary problems in the Orleans Justice Center
Howard Holland, acting warden of Chester County Prison, proposed new fencing, ankle monitors for high-risk inmates, more cameras in the facility and establishing a K-9 unit to enhance security
MTC failed to provide enough staff, including 12,000 unfilled mandatory shifts from 2017 to 2020, to ensure the safety of prison employees and inmates
The plan includes $5K retention and signing bonuses for personnel in the jail that has 14 of its 36 positions vacant
Until the county gets a bigger jail the sheriff is trying small changes, like serving fresh fruit more often and expanding board game privileges, to keep the peace
Chadwick Dotson, a retired judge and former chair of the parole board, aims to reduce the state’s recidivism rate
Managing incoming offenders can present distinct challenges
The German Shorthaired Pointers and their handlers will detect drugs in Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office jails and courthouse holding areas
While awaiting sentencing of 10 years to life, David Lettieri has filed 51 lawsuits since November engaging “in a pattern of abuse of the judicial process”
Recent escapes in county jails have representatives increasingly concerned about security and punishing escapees
The rare lockdown in the nation’s largest prison system, which comes during a heat wave, is happening as officials ‘confront the root causes’ of drug contraband and violence
Manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante continues into its second week and a tower officer has been put on leave as part of the escape investigation
A majority of first responder agencies lack necessary funds for purchasing equipment and technology
200 COs, who oppose the move, and the 500 inmates they oversee will be relocated from the floating jail to Rikers Island
According to the report, “in addition to any potential human failures, staffing shortages and pressures, policy deficiencies and ambiguities, and historical internal practices were chief contributing factors”
The union representing Stillwater’s COs said such conditions upset inmates because of restrictions on recreation time “when there are not enough security staff to protect the facility”
County officials say the state’s funding approach will continue to lead to budget shortfalls that limit staff and increase overcrowding
Union president for COs jokes that “everything runs off duct tape and band-aids” in the understaffed prison with failing infrastructure
Lieutenant (Ret.) Gary Cornelius discusses steps you can take to maintain officer morale while providing quality supervision of inmates and enhancing the careers of staff.
Read this report to better understand the factors that affect staffing in the corrections environment and what steps you can take to address the challenges.
Broome County Sheriff says the agreement establishes “clear LGBTI Guidelines, which were previously nonexistent”
Even after $100M in recent funding more is needed to increase pay to reduce chronic staffing shortages and make overdue repairs
Paul Flores, hospitalized in serious condition, was sentenced in March for 25 years to life for the 1996 killing
Officials asked for more staff after a High Desert State inmate was fatally stabbed with a prison-made shank by another prisoner who escaped his separation cage
Sheriff Patrick Labat says the jail will follow “our normal practices” when former President Trump arrives for booking
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