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.
A maintenance worker shut off water to a toilet covering a hole in the wall after an inmate threatened to “shank” him, arrest documents state
Gov. Jeff Landry said a jail audit is underway and called for accountability across the justice system, “except for the police, who seem to be doing their job”
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the escapees broke through a cell wall and used a blind spot to flee undetected, likely with help from inside the facility
Retired COs temporarily rehired will be able to continue to receive their retirement benefits while earning a regular paycheck
The prisons are resuming regular meal service, regular inmate movement, and inmate programs, the ADOC said
With 263 of 875 deputy positions empty, the sheriff’s department must constantly move inmates between housing units and facilities
Overtime questions linger over trial for former CO who crashed into family’s car, killing 9-year-old
Through the week before the crash, Kenneth Morang had worked 1,671.38 overtime hours in 2019, partly due to staffing shortages
Council President Pernel Jones, Jr. called the actions “reckless fearmongering,” and said that the county has all the information it needs to move forward with a new jail
Knowing your audience and what’s relevant to them will create opportunities for delivering useful messages that lead to understanding and application
Corrections officers who learn to communicate with clear thought towards how the message is received are more effective leaders
They are meant for daily and critical decision-making and apply to officers, supervisors and managers in patrol and special operations
The Henry County Jail routinely houses close to 100 more detainees than its 892-bed capacity allows
“The building is deteriorating by the day,” Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said. “I’ve been sounding this alarm for 365 days if not longer.”
Corrections officers, our protectors, need your interest, research and compassion just as much as the infamous predators and anonymous inmates they protect us from
Stanley Security is assembling a mock-up of the replacement system offsite for eventual transfer to the prison, which allows for smoother transition
COs were assaulted when they responded to a gang-related altercation between prisoners that occurred in an open area inside the facility
The embarrassing chain of events surrounding the escape of Porfirio Duarte-Herrera has put a spotlight on chronic staffing shortages at Nev. prisons
Despite substandard conditions for staff and inmates, Turner hasn’t made up her mind on whether to approve $750M price tag for new jail
Gov. approved measures to seal criminal records and free dying inmates but denied bids to restrict solitary confinement and boost inmates’ wages
Six prison employees also were placed on paid administrative leave Friday for breaching security protocols
Marshals pulled more than 40 inmates from Portland’s jail in early September due to insufficient staffing
“This is not a retaliatory measure but logistically necessary to ensure that other critical services are being provided,” the department said in a statement
As of Wed., the Santa Fe County jail had 175 positions and a 44.57 percent vacancy rate with 78 unfilled positions
The state outlined a timetable in a memo Tues. for closing the California Correctional Center, which employed about 700 people and held about 2,300 prisoners as of June
Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat is pushing back on the need to study the county’s jail population, the offenses for which detainees are booked, and the amount of time inmates are held
The mentally ill make up about 50% of the entire inmate population of roughly 15,000 people in county jails
County is only able to provide service for 22 out of 24 hours coverage in a day, and if the department loses another deputy, they may only be able to provide 20
The part-time hires would make the same starting hourly wage as regular MDC correctional officers — $20.34 per hour and $21.36 after probation — and qualify for a $2,500 hiring bonus
Prisoners including those who provide food, laundry and janitorial services refused to show up for work at major state prisons, leaving staff scrambling to keep the facilities running
Geiger Corrections Center staff are being pulled into service at the Spokane County Jail, as the jail reaches pre-COVID numbers in 2022
Union’s national vice president of women and fair practice said the abuses at the Victorville prison complex were among “the worst that I’ve seen.”
The 2019 state law would have phased out privately run immigration jails in California by 2028
The corrections worker is alleged to have shared information in violation of the department’s informational technology, confidentiality and ethics policies
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