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.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the escapees broke through a cell wall and used a blind spot to flee undetected, likely with help from inside the facility
A doctor who treated the CO said that if the stab had been a few inches over, the officer’s spine would have been hit; the CO received told investigators he feared for his life
Proactive strategies and skills to foster a culture of accountability and support to prevent misconduct
Officials argued that the inmate suing for gender confirmation surgery is too mentally unstable for the procedure
Effective inmate management is not possible without effective maintenance and management of available correctional resources
A report says Louisiana confined prisoners in solitary confinement cells at rates almost four times the national average in 2016
Multiple deaths within a two week period are highlighting the lack of public safety personnel and facilities in Alaska villages
Are you ready for the profound changes that take place when you transform from correctional officer to supervisor?
The former congressman left the halfway house on Tuesday after completing his 21-month prison sentence
Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 345 last week banning the practice at county and state jails and prisons
The state would be following the lead of New York City, which began allowing free phone calls earlier this month
A third man has died within two weeks while in custody at the western Alaska community jail
The lawsuit claimed that death row inmates were being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment through high heat indexes
The inmate became eligible for parole after Gov. Andrew Cuomo granted her clemency in 2016
The inmate’s lawyers say she’s being penalized for reporting the abuse and harassment she’s suffered in prison
Sources say Kardashian’s legal team helped free 17 “low-level drug” offenders in the past three months
The law provides compensation to individuals sentenced to prison who are later exonerated through DNA testing or other evidence
Manning spent 62 days in jail on civil contempt charges after she refused to answer questions to a federal grand jury investigating WikiLeaks
Under the bill, inmates would also be allowed to make one phone call per week while held in isolation
A 90-page federal lawsuit alleges the state DOC is violating the constitutional rights of inmates
A jury found that supervisors retaliated against the warden for defending a female subordinate who complained about sexual harassment
Officials agree on extra funds to boost employees’ pay and deal with overcrowding, but some are unhappy with the strings legislators have attached to the new funds
Manning says she will never testify to a Virginia grand jury and that it makes no sense to continue to keep her in jail for refusing to do so
The center offers correctional officers the opportunity to de-stress through exercise, meditation, religious worship and counseling services
Last month, four Texas COs were fired and two resigned after authorities found their posts inappropriate
Few, if any, state prison budgets are stretched as tightly as Alabama’s
The 2014 report documented abusive sexual contact between staff and prisoners, profane and unprofessional sexualized language and harassment
Incidents of tainted water have spawned inmate lawsuits, expensive repairs, hefty bills for bottled water and fines
It’s a federal prison where white-collar and D-list scoundrels can do time while playing bocce ball and noshing on rugelach
A court ruled the state can’t go back to isolating death row inmates and denying them access to recreational facilities
A judged ruled the state is putting inmates in danger by not providing adequate suicide-prevention measures
Officials say 56-year-old inmate died Thursday night at a hospital; the specific cause of his death is pending
Since medical providers must be fair and consistent, it is important to differentiate medical need for a low bunk from requests made for non-medical reasons
