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.
Narcan was deployed after a large quantity of Xanax was discovered inside the facility, which state officials have deemed unfit to house juveniles
The case hinged on whether inmate Charles Givens died from a beating or a seizure-induced fall; the jury found no evidence of officer wrongdoing
The duty to intervene in an excessive force situation is your legal and moral responsibility
The underwriter pulled out following criticism that it was breaking a promise not to get involved in for-profit prisons
The policy was meant to stem the flow of drugs into prisons by requiring mail to be printed or written on lined paper
Correction officials and Mayor de Blasio vowed a full investigation into the mix-up
Valentino Rodriguez Jr. was “throwing up all the time at work and hyperventilating” from depression and PTSD
Turn Key Health’s CEO said improvements had been made, including the jail administrator’s efforts to address detention staffing shortages
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office has 476 full-time and 33 part-time officers, but it also has about 200 unfilled corrections positions
The California Correctional Center in Susanville has been a home base for inmate firefighter training for decades
The study concluded that the prisons should remain open for now, largely due to the negative economic impact closure could have on the areas
Former prisoners, advocates and federal investigators have long raised concerns about the office’s effectiveness
At least five women at Lee Arrendale State Prison have been shackled or placed in solitary confinement or both within six weeks of having a baby
Twenty lawsuits were filed by current and former inmates who say they were direct victims of sexual misconduct
Advocates say efforts should include bringing in outside experts and trusted community members, not just passing out flyers and having talks by prison staff
The Anamosa prison needs more than 30 correctional officers and nurses to be safe based on an assessment done more than a decade ago
The city started a project to replace the jail locks after the February unrest; the project requires new cell frames, doors, windows and electronic systems
“If you want to see an end to the pandemic, you’ve got to vaccinate the people in the places where there are the largest clusters,” a health official said
Officials were accused of negligence and constitutional rights violations in a 2018 riot in which seven inmates were killed and more than a dozen others injured
Prisons and jails will not be allowed to hold inmates in solitary confinement for more than 15 consecutive days
The funding scuffle centers on a $140 million budget reduction that would require the DOC to come up with a plan to shut down at least four state prisons
The incident focused a new spotlight on the 30-year-old jail, which has long been plagued with complaints about sanitation, flooding, food and safety
Turn Key Health gave the jail trust a one-month deadline to increase the number of detention officers at the overcrowded 13-story facility
Senate Bill 258 would require officials to create regulations in the handling of transgender inmates, including providing “cultural competency” training for staff
“It’s never been so understaffed. It’s never been so corrupt and it’s never been so dangerous,” the DA said
The lights have been stuck on since as early as Nov. 25 because of a malfunction in the system that controls them
For the first time since April 1990, the number has dropped below 9,000
Are Department of Justice-certified PREA auditors permitted to conduct any part of the onsite portion of the PREA audit remotely?
The closure of the prison that employs nearly 300 people is “the worst economic news” for the region, an official said
Two inmates alleged physical and mental abuse, threats and harassment and the use of racial slurs by COs
The CO was previously fired for her role in an earlier incident in which a suspected burglar was mistakenly released in 2019
If signed, the measure will limit any form of isolation exceeding 15 days and ban solitary confinement for vulnerable populations altogether
It’s the Commission of Correction’s third lawsuit attempt to force the sheriff to abide by the rules imposed on local jails
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