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.
The vote comes amid a years-long effort to curb crime on the streets facilitated by orders issued from incarcerated crime bosses
“Our policy requires four times that you identify the inmate to ensure you have the right one ... I really can’t wrap my head around how it could have happened,” the sheriff said
As Kansas City scrambles to open a municipal jail before the 2026 World Cup, county leaders propose letting the city use their soon-to-be-empty downtown facility as a stopgap
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Questions arise about why meeting about squalid conditions for youth inmates was not public
Morgan County commission approves position eliminations and an 8% increase in pay for full-time COs
Officials began investigating the commissary, which is managed by the sheriff’s office, after receiving a complaint that it was donating expired food
Two inmates overpowered a CO and used a shank from metal peeled off the jail wall to stab the CO in the neck
Teamsters Local 839 wants access to the jail to meet with their employees to investigate complaints
Report claims staff and inmate safety has been compromised and basic operations interrupted
Dr. James Uhrig filed a claim with the city alleging the ban violated his free speech rights
Anthony Mitchell died of hypothermia after spending two weeks in a jail during a mental health break
Inmates said they were “mocked and ignored” when they told their supervisors of what would later be determined as second-degree burns and blisters
The details came to light after a public health emergency order was issued for the center earlier this week
Officials said the improvements will produce a “culture change” that will attract high-quality candidates to the jail
A lawsuit accuses the county and the sheriff’s department of failing to provide adequate medical and mental healthcare in the jail
A resolution passed allows the state to spend up to $975 million on the 4,000-bed prison
Director: “In many cases, conditions were not found to be as described,” but county has “identified some areas for improvement”
How to implement effective mail screening as part of a comprehensive interdiction strategy
The facility will be renamed the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and inmates serving sentences will be moved elsewhere in the state’s penitentiary system
A report from a public defender claims youth detainees are living in squalid conditions with limited access to healthcare and education
The DOC would be required to pick up inmates awaiting transport within three business days of sentencing
Charlie Bracey saved an inmate’s life and a year later was disciplined for allegedly failing to respond to the attack
Attorney for nurses said allegations “have spawned numerous social media and other very adversarial threats”
The window Jeremy Taylor escaped through was in a video blind spot and the cameras aren’t monitored 24/7
Bryant Holmes won compensatory damages for his claim of a hostile work environment at the Kansas City Reentry Center
Official: “Detention is ineffective. It’s expensive. And it produces even worse conduct. But that’s the first instinct: ‘Lock ‘em up!’”
Prosecutors described Hossein Nayeri as a “psychopath” and a “truly diabolical criminal”
Bill passed to lower minimum hiring age brings a new detention deputy to Lexington County
The man claims officers allowed him to be assaulted by other inmates while being held in the Woodbury County Jail
The final version didn’t place any restrictions on how long a prisoner can remain in solitary
The money “will enable the complete closure” of the state’s only women’s prison
About 181,500 veterans are incarcerated and make up about 8% of the state prison population and 5% of the federal prison population
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