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 three are the first of over 20 former DOCCS corrections officers expected to laterally transfer into the Rensselaer County jail amid a major hiring push
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive order aimed at striking corrections officers will not be renewed, but peace officer recertification is required before fired COs are hired
The Cambria County Prison Board unanimously backed Capt. Kurt Wolford, who follows in the footsteps of his late father, a former warden
Peters vowed to put the wellness of federal correctional officers at the top of her priority list
The CO was punched in the face during a de-escalation attempt and has not returned to work
The Attica Correctional Facility CO was facing a disciplinary hearing for sharing a “vile posting” days after the Tops Markets mass shooting
The warden has placed the staff, inmates and community at risk, said union leader Jonathan Zumkehr
Officials said the Department of Correction isn’t ready to implement its plan in a manner that is safe for staff and detainees
The ruling said inmates aren’t getting timely access to emergency treatment, medications, treatment for chronic diseases and specialty care
The city must build a $60 million expansion for inmates with mental and medical health problems
The bond issue is a key funding piece for the $1.2 billion construction price tag
In March, the prison board placed the jail in a state of emergency due to low staffing levels and two top leaders retiring
The law, effective July 1, provides judges the flexibility to send all Level 6 felons to the Department of Correction
The advancements that technology management systems have to offer are too significant to be ignored
The 4,000-bed prisons will be much larger than any of the state’s 13 current prisons for men
Cultural diversity training in corrections must do more than identify differences — it must include strategies for defusing racial tension
Staffing provides the biggest obstacle for both COs and nurses, but officials say they are working on it
Critics of the construction plan argue the state is ignoring the bigger issues — prison staffing levels and leadership — to focus on buildings
The 37-year-old suspect had just been arrested by deputies
The oversight board would be just one of several new outside authorities brought in to monitor or course-correct the jails
The temporary approval of such tactics is a sign of increasingly desperate conditions inside Louisiana’s aging and understaffed juvenile jails
The court highlights the differences in a policy violation vs. a constitutional violation in a case involving a jail suicide
There’s an old saying about easy times making soft people. That’s where we are right now and it all stems from our fear of challenge
Colette Peters would be the 11th person to lead the Bureau of Prisons since its founding more than 90 years ago
Correction officials say their plan takes a harder line on the thousands of COs who have called in sick
Performing the classification process early, and continuously, helps ensure a safe and secure facility
At more than half vacant, Metropolitan Detention Center’s situation appears particularly dire
TDCJ said inmate transportation would resume with three COs for each transport instead of the previous two
“I probably have 75% of the officers that I train leave the department for better pay,” CO Gustavo Leon said
The agency said if it must transport an inmate for an emergency medical appointment or for release, it will have more security
Sheriff Robert Norris said the jail needs to be expanded again to protect the community
Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said the wristbands act as a means to quickly respond to inmate medical emergencies
Career development in public safety agencies has typically meant climbing in rank, but today’s employees demand a more personal approach
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