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.
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OverWatch tracks detainee vitals — including heart rate, oxygen levels and stress — and alerts staff during crises
A structured use of force review process improves officer accountability, training and liability protection for corrections agencies
The scanning policy, backed by AFSCME, follows reports of fentanyl and synthetic drugs entering prisons through letters and legal mail
6 people, employed by the Sacramento County Jail’s healthcare contractor, have been arrested for smuggling drugs into the jail
COs have expressed concern that the food served in the Cuyahoga County jail is so poor that it could spark riot
Inmates, staff say fires are used to cook food, warm coffee, light contraband cigarettes or drugs or just to stay warm
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office asked for the ex-deputy’s bail to be increased, citing his potential flight risk due to possible ties with a Mexican drug cartel
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found COs in Georgia are paid less than COs in other states and 8 in 10 of the arrests were women, often under the age of 30
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center wants to add 26 detention officers and increase pay to combat overtime expenses and reduce officer burnout
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.
