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.
Bibb County Sheriff Davis backs the mayor’s plan to ease jail crowding with monitored releases while cracking down on K-2 trafficking
The bill would also make Narcan training available to people in custody, make sure Narcan is stocked in all housing units and provide OD prevention kits to those leaving jail
The union alleges the department is bypassing bargaining obligations and operating prisons with dangerously low staffing levels
The department is facing a class action lawsuit after more than 1,400 inmates were confirmed COVID-19 positive and 41 inmates have died
A corrections officer said a lack of PPE and inadequate staffing is taking a toll as the COVID-19 crisis enters May
Residents say they’re concerned about how the Tarrant County Jail is handling the spread of COVID-19
New figures provided by the Bureau of Prisons show that out of 2,700 tests systemwide, nearly 2,000 have come back positive
As of Monday, 176 prisoners within jurisdiction of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and 120 employees had tested positive for COVID-19
More than 1,500 inmates have have been placed on home confinement, but prison officials will not give out any demographic information
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office created a special investigative unit to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among personnel and inmates
Judge Matthew Kennelly’s order called on jail authorities to speak regularly to inmates to stress the importance of social distancing
Currently, 150 juveniles and 283 staff members at facilities nationwide have tested positive for the novel coronavirus
Health experts and criminal justice advocates are pushing for early inmate releases to alleviate crowding
The assistant director of Cook County Jail testified that more than 175 tiers in the facility have transitioned to single-cell housing to help stem the spread of COVID-19
The union filed complaints after COs were required to wear masks for two, 12-hour shifts in a row despite “an ample supply of surgical masks in the county’s stockpile”
Advocates said the dramatic incidents underscored their call for youths to be released to their homes
Corrections officers claim they are due pay for the time it takes to begin and end each shift
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“Prisons, nursing homes, anyplace where we have Ohioans gathered together in close quarters, we’re very, very concerned about them,” Gov. Mike DeWine said
Sen. Ron Wyden wants to know how prisons are handling social distancing, if they have enough PPE and how they’ll ensure adequate staffing if an outbreak occurs
“Now it’s Connecticut’s turn to protect us,” Collin Provost, a state prison corrections officer and union president, said
Currently, 1,950 of about 2,500 prisoners at the Marion Correctional Institution have tested positive for COVID-19, along with 154 staff members
The department has also begun point prevalence testing, which involves testing asymptomatic individuals
“Once the virus enters a detention center, the regular movement of staff in and out of the facility means that the virus will spread back to the community,” a doctor said
When asked about a lack of testing, the head of New Jersey’s prison system denied a widespread problem
Officials claim the ousted medical provider was responsible for a one-week doubling of the number of infected employees and inmates at Lansing Correctional Facility
U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar said the state’s COVID-19 death toll and overall numbers were far worse than those reflected in the prisons
All inmates and detainees at the Essex County Correctional Facility will be tested for COVID-19 using an antibody blood test that can deliver results in 15 minutes
Cook County Jail inmates said they are staging a hunger strike over their continued detention as COVID-19 spreads inside one of the nation’s largest jails
Next week, the Alabama Department of Corrections plans to accept about 100 male inmates and 20 female inmates
If an inmate chooses to appear in a courtroom jail cell, they must first wait for deputies wearing masks to sanitize and wipe down the cell bars
DOC officials said 139 staff members and 199 inmates statewide had been confirmed to have COVID-19
The increase in cases came after the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said it was conducting mass testing at three facilities
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