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.
The GEO Group is shutting down Lea County Correctional Facility, prompting inmate transfers and potential ICE conversion talks
A maintenance worker shut off water to a toilet covering a hole in the wall after an inmate threatened to “shank” him, arrest documents state
Gov. Jeff Landry said a jail audit is underway and called for accountability across the justice system, “except for the police, who seem to be doing their job”
A judge is contemplating federal receivership, which would mean appointing a third party to manage the jail, taking control of the facility away from the V.I. Bureau of Corrections
In virtually every scenario for improving and reforming Alabama’s troubled prison system, correctional officers provide the crucial pieces
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There are signs that immigration officials are struggling to find space for the growing number of ICE detainees
Officials had turned off water to the inmate’s cell as punishment, but it was never turned back on and he died a week later
Felons seeking to restore their voting rights must not only finish their prison sentences, but also any parole or probation, as well as pay any outstanding court fines
The family of an inmate who died of an apparent seizure while imprisoned was awarded $2 million
The inmate slid out of an unlocked cell, grabbed a lab coat, an old ID and a laptop to pose as a medical worker
The stabbings occurred hours after each other during Memorial Day weekend
Recent court rulings say $118 million awarded to COs for unpaid work cannot be enforced
Prosecutors say he is blowing smoke about his prison conditions and might be trying to organize another jailbreak
The inmate is believed to be the state’s only post-operative transgender prisoner
62% of overtime paid out by the state in 2017 and 2018 came from the Department of Corrections
Creating partnerships between correctional facilities and their surrounding communities will improve your level of service
The HVAC vocational program implemented by VADOC not only provides inmates with marketable skills, but optimizes building performance and reduces energy costs
National and state accreditations help verify the quality of healthcare providers within the walls of jails and prisons
Conducting exit interviews to find out why people quit is key to addressing the issues that cause good employees to leave
Even the most robust recruitment program won’t solve correctional facility staffing challenges if there’s no plan to retain personnel
With understaffing in correctional facilities a nationwide problem, here are some best practices facilities can implement to improve recruitment
North Carolina researchers reviewed nationwide prison management practices to develop solutions to recruitment and retention challenges in corrections
The current climate has only added to long-standing recruitment challenges
The inmate says his cell has black mold and that jail staff denied him mental health treatment
Written by a former federal prosecutor, “Chokehold: Policing Black Men” has been banned in Arizona prisons
While the inmates in our care have been legitimately deprived of liberty, they still have certain constitutional rights
Washington’s 1993 three-strikes law was among the first and stands out as among the nation’s strictest
The DOC is determining if it’s in the children’s best interest
“The people who run the prisons in Raleigh only look out for themselves,” a former CO said
Nearly 50 corrections officers resigned in the last two-plus years and another eight were dismissed
Richard Phillips, 73, was exonerated in 2018, becoming the longest-serving U.S. inmate to be cleared
The inmate was convicted in the 1984 shooting death of two men in a Nashville park during a drug deal
The lawsuit says the searches were unconstitutional and alleges the women were subjected to crude remarks
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