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 SLATE program offers kitchen jobs, HVAC certification and life skills to reduce repeat offenses and support reentry
Auditors said they were able to carry “a welding rod, a flat piece of stainless steel and a piece of welded scrap metal” through metal detectors at one facility without detection
New York’s prison system is now short around 4,000 corrections officers after mass firings and ongoing recruitment challenges
Warden Jim Farris maintains bringing the rodeo back will benefit the city and state, as well as improve morale for corrections workers and the inmates
The study, called the Gender Informed Practices Assessment, takes a compressive systemic look at women’s prison practices
Since April 2020, 16 individuals incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail have died, five in the first eight months of 2022
Humility isn’t about being vulnerable and allowing inmates to walk all over you. It’s about the constant quest to improve yourself and learn new things
An email from FDC’s assistant deputy secretary of institutions alerted employees that the messages are “a potential threat to security”
The protest began Friday, when inmates in the pod — one of 24 at the jail — barricaded themselves in, listing a series of gripes with jail conditions
“We’ve lost some deputies, very good deputies, to other agencies because of the amount of overtime that we’re requiring them to work,” officials said
The story got national attention after a judge ordered the plaintiff’s attorney to stop tweeting about it
The report highlights two recent jails deaths as evidence that the sheriff’s office has struggled to improve jail conditions despite years of federal oversight
The COs filed a complaint after an official barred officers of color from entering the floor where Chauvin was being held
“These three-digit temperature days and the heat index is pretty strong evidence that we need to take a real look at what needs to be done,” an official said
Michael Carvajal, who submitted his resignation in January but was not replaced until Tuesday, will stay on through the end of the month as a senior adviser to the new director
The program was launched this month and employs officers who transitioned from correctional duties to assist on ambulance calls as needed
“I’m afraid someone is going to get hurt or killed on my watch. I don’t want to get sued. If I get sued, you all will get sued.”
High-profile inmates OCJ has housed include a serial killer, “suicide doctor” Jack Kevorkian, a school mass killer and his parents
Temps in at least one unit have topped 149 degrees, reflecting conditions incarcerated people call a “living hell,” according to the study
After touring newly built jails, Cuyahoga County Jail Administrator Ronda Gibson has design ideas to improve inmate processing, housing and CO training areas
The judge said that deficiencies in supervision and staffing lead to “a stunning array of assaults, as well as deaths
Funds would go specifically to the sheriff’s office and corrections department, which are experiencing vacancy rates of 20% or more in some operational areas
Carvajal, who resigned in January, blamed the size and structure of the Bureau of Prisons for his ignorance on issues such as inmate suicides, sexual abuse, and the free flow of drugs, weapons and other contraband
Everyone knows Florida Man, but an equally eccentric cast of hard-boiled sheriffs make a career of going after these guys
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Frensley issued the order last week in response to an argument from Tennessee-based CoreCivic that the public posts put the company’s right to a fair trial at risk
The population donated $6,980 to the Robb School Memorial fund to assist those impacted by the tragedy
Erie County officers and deputies are refusing to volunteer for overtime like in the past; now, it’s common for up to 80% of overtime to be forced
Organizers want campers to learn how “living the right path” can put them in a position of leadership
Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office earns CALEA, ACA, and NCCH accreditation for the second time
An official said changing the way people address substance use disorder can be a long-term solution for jail overcrowding
Critics claim earmarking stimulus money for new prisons is an “improper expenditure” for the funds
Problems flagged repeatedly by inspectors were related to the jail being too small, too dark and understaffed
Early career CO annual pay to increase from $41,288 to $46,654 in a facility that has a 52% vacancy
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