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.
A state patrol affidavit describes chaotic scenes where corrections officers were chased, stabbed and kicked during a coordinated assault at the Lincoln facility
The AFGE’s Council of Prison Locals urges lawmakers to reject EO 14251, which they say strips workplace protections and threatens officer safety
L.A. County must reduce the population and pass state inspection to avoid full closure of the embattled juvenile facility
The administrator’s priorities are to help improve conditions by recruiting and hiring more staff as well as increasing training for all staff members
The suicide rate has been rising both statewide and nationally since 2009
According to prison system statistics and news releases, seven inmates have been killed so far in 2019 inside Alabama prisons
It’s still unknown what may have caused the overdoses at the prison
A birth last week brought focus on the issue of pregnant inmates and jails’ responsibilities while in their care
A new policy also requires the city court to consider defendants’ ability to pay and appoint attorneys
ICE is considering opening a second permanent facility where transgender migrants can be detained amid the influx of Central Americans crossing the border
The initiative will eliminate revenue streams generated from prisoners and their families
The Monday order would require prison officials to coordinate with medical providers to get tests and treatment for the inmate
Inmates can now possess marijuana without fear of facing legal consequences by the state
The FOP is demanding an increase of deputies and better radios at jails and juvenile courts because of safety issues
The inmate is among a group that escaped from prison and committed multiple robberies, including one that killed a LEO
The baby was delivered by COs while the inmate was being transported for a medical check
The state will now allow testimony during criminal trials from experts on eyewitness identification
A valid ID makes it easier for inmates to find employment after their release
Under the previous policy, inmates could only select reading materials from carts managed by jail staff
The inmate is “determined to make sure that his victims are found” while he’s in prison
The council unanimously approved $9 million in pay increases for corrections officers and other staff
Officers would get a 3 percent raise under a tentative agreement the officers’ union has reached with the state
Prosecutor Nicol Walgren said he was the kind of prisoner that voters envisioned when they eased the three strikes law
An attorney who helped lead prison reform efforts after a deadly inmate riot has been tapped to head the state’s corrections system
The prison system has saved nearly $6,000 from January to March since using video-conferencing for inmate hearings
The decision for the inmate is believed to be a first in Oregon at a men’s prison
“The guys need that spiritual growth. They need to have people come and minister to them,” La.'s first lady said
One of the inmates grabbed a laundry cart when he saw the inmate ready to jump from a second-floor cellblock
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A motion argues that a new indictment on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes Manning’s testimony irrelevant
The settlements, finalized last month, call for 15 inmates to each receive between $750 and $2,000
Inmates will be able to pick up naxolone, commonly called by the brand name Narcan, on their way out of jail
In the years that followed Wellpath’s arrival in New Orleans, the quality of medical care at the lockup has come under fire in several wrongful-death lawsuits
