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.
Michigan Department of Corrections officials say targeted recruitment helped graduate the largest CO class since 2015
New York is using early release authority under the state’s correction law to maintain order and reduce pressure on remaining staff
Prosecutors revealed proposed resolutions for 10 COs, including six charged with murder in the 2023 death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility
Employees questioned why the survey, which is supposed to be anonymous, asks for names on most questions
Some COs will be trained and deputized, giving them the authority to investigate and detain inmates for their immigration status
The Florida Department of Corrections is moving forward with the switch from 12-hour to 8.5-hour shifts at 17 prisons
The jail has been diverting new arrestees to a nearby county to avoid detaining more people in a building where 48 inmates and 17 COs have tested positive
The women’s lack of consent or knowledge raises severe legal and ethical issues, lawyers and medical experts said
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“We have protected over 80% of the inmate population from the virus,” Corrections Secretary Mark Inch said
Holly Barlow-Austin’s family claims jail staff neglected her care and ignored her pleas for help as her health deteriorated and she went blind
A nurse claims a gynecologist, who she called the “uterus collector,” was performing “mass hysterectomies”
Inmates claim the facility offers inadequate treatment and medication, and often punishes them with extended solitary confinement or excessive force
Attorneys said inmates with different security levels were mixed, some didn’t get their medication on time and no meals were served for nearly 24 hours
The filed complaint includes questions surrounding hysterectomies, shredded medical records and refusals to test detainees for COVID-19
Sheriff John L. Hinton is reassuring the public that the jail is fully functioning and safe
The group’s proposed budget would allocate $60 million of that money from the sheriff’s office toward housing
The financial terms will be disclosed when the deals are final, which the Ivey administration expects to be late this year
Corrections officers at the state’s largest jail are embroiled in negotiations for their first contract
The monitoring plan is aimed at making sure the ADOC follows the remedial orders
Gov. Kay Ivey described the move as a step toward overhauling an understaffed and violence-plagued prison system beset by years of federal criticism
COs work mandatory overtime, which costs taxpayers additional money and causes additional stress for employees, the union president said
Cuyahoga County officials have not yet issued their decision on possible punishment for the supervisor that day
The judge is requiring the sheriff to create a policy for masks, including providing masks to inmates and requirements for them to wear the masks
Employees said the U.S. Marshals Service is ignoring BOP protocols on inmate quarantines and transfers, endangering COs, inmates and the community
Since the start of the pilot program, TASERs have been used “sparingly and judiciously” to stop serious assaults
Prisoners allege they’re frequently locked in cells for 24 hours a day without sufficient access to masks, soap or cleaning supplies
The Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office said detainees “were upset about having no electricity and running water” and “damaged their dormitory in protest”
Officials said they do not have a timeline on how long the guardsmen will stay to help operate the Miami Correctional Facility
“These prisons right now are tinder boxes because of the anxiety over COVID ... it’s not safe for us,” a union president said
Inmates noticed something was off with Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Patrick Edmond while he was conducting a routine cell search
The decision found officials didn’t act with deliberate indifference to inmates’ medical needs and prioritizing the sickest patients for treatment was reasonable
Women looking to ascend the career ladder in corrections may not always have mentors to provide career-track advice
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