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.
Michigan Department of Corrections officials say targeted recruitment helped graduate the largest CO class since 2015
New York is using early release authority under the state’s correction law to maintain order and reduce pressure on remaining staff
Prosecutors revealed proposed resolutions for 10 COs, including six charged with murder in the 2023 death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility
ADOC commissioner gave update on state’s plans to build two prisons, as well as the agency’s severe staffing issue
State officials said it’s time to ban the detention of youths who are charged with minor status offenses and Class B misdemeanors
The bill would have created a committee consisting of four state legislators and 11 private citizens to monitor the agency
The legislation would create oversight of the board without taking away its independent decision making process
In November, the city settled a class-action lawsuit over delayed releases dating back to 2014
Officials: Revision “would do nothing to redirect other agency arrestees, failing to ensure officers take arrestees to a facility that aligns with their gender identity”
The indictment described the ring as a criminal enterprise that worked to move cellphones, drugs, jewelry, clothing and cash items into the prison
Planned improvements include upgrading inmate housing units and raising minimum pay for COs
The ACLU says policy barring COs from maintaining full beards is discriminatory against members of the Sikh faith and Black officers
Exit interviews from COs cited mismanagement, disrespect and distrust as their main reasons for leaving
With the state’s prison system being over capacity by nearly 13.7%, the state plans to transfer out some of the most dangerous prisoners to another penitentiary
Officials say overcrowding and understaffing have created dangerous conditions; last year, the jail’s population exceeded its capacity
Court rules that seven months of solitary confinement for an inmate with known mental health issues violated the Eighth Amendment and clearly established law
In the jail’s most recent audit, officials found the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center was in violation of more than a dozen state standards
Attorney: “Information came to our attention that there had been possible undue influence, so we rescinded that intent to award”
The department has expanded the use of surveillance and body-worn cameras “across prisons in the state” and has increased staff training
A series of assaults, escapes and riots occurred last year at juvenile justice facilities around the state
Though he is no longer sheriff, Victor Hill continues to be named in lawsuits about conditions at the Clayton County Jail and the treatment of detainees by staff
Maintaining order involves more than just searching and counting inmates and performing inspections. It involves understanding your inmate population
Instead of giving 2% or 3% raises, Gov. Brian Kemp and lawmakers approved an across-the-board $5K raise last year and are proposing $2K in 2023
The suit says counties are unfairly stuck with the costs of housing, feeding and providing medical and psychiatric care for inmates
Inmates will be allowed access to limited services, including substance use treatment and mental health diagnoses
The federal department said the state could face a possible lawsuit in mid-March if it doesn’t fix the problems
The group will examine inmate access to food, medicine and sanitary products; whether prison staffing levels are adequate; and the overall condition of the prisons
Youth workers at the detention centers will now be re-classified as COs under the new plan
The lawsuits were dismissed after the inmates’ attorneys and the DOC said improvements to inmate living conditions had been made
Security issues, low staffing and claims of civil rights violations marred the record of Ryan Thornell’s predecessors
Corrections1 readers, as they did in 2021, believe that 21, not 18, is the appropriate minimum age for corrections officers
The money, intended to hire new federal COs and retain current ones, could “save someone’s life or save them from serious injury”
The mayhem started early in the morning when a corrections officer saw three detainees slashing an inmate
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