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.
Real-world stories of inmate ingenuity highlight the importance of ongoing training to prevent manipulation and contraband smuggling
The Wake County sheriff fired three officers and promised to put body cameras on corrections staff rollout following the man’s suicide in jail custody
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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
An official said no decisions have been made yet on which and how many prisons will face closure
In a recent webinar, Ret. Col. Brenda Dietzman provided examples of what can impede or enhance promotional opportunities
An unofficial running tally of the daily numbers shows that there have been 225 positive results out of 870 tests conducted through mass testing
“My officers are tired ... tired officers make mistakes, they take shortcuts and they’re less productive. This is an accident waiting to happen,” the sheriff said
The study examined 13 prisons and jails in California, Colorado, Ohio and Texas, and three federal prisons in states that weren’t identified
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