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.
“Freezing an already severely understaffed agency will lead to tragic consequences, we are tired of doing more with less,” a federal prison union president said
The Michigan DOC report highlights 36% drop in inmates and a recidivism rate below 23%, as reentry programs show long-term impact
As the jail population outpaces capacity, officials explore psychiatric facilities for sites originally meant to replace Rikers Island
The use of therapy dogs is usually associated with hospitals and nursing homes, but they are just as effective inside a secure youth detention facility
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The former officer was assaulted by inmates in his cell after being transferred to a Conn. prison
The COs were acquitted of felony charges of aggravated assault
The lawsuit claims that it’s unconstitutional and harmful for Maine jails to prohibit medication-assisted treatment for inmates
The goal is to accurately identify those individuals with a true food allergy and exclude those who do not have a true food allergy
What can leaders, managers and supervisors within a law enforcement agency do to mitigate work-related stress experienced by officers?
Officials are trying to determine what caused many inmates to refuse prison-provided breakfasts, lunches and dinners
The strike started Friday, mostly in protest of the quality of food served at breakfast
An inmate who was convicted of fatally stabbing a woman over heroin is now charged with killing his cellmate
The new department secretary said questionable transfers of inmates and crowded living conditions has fueled recent riots
Pa. activists are alleging the state Department of Corrections unfairly kept 500 Christmas cards from inmates
The infestation was confirmed in 39 prisoners at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility
Issues include problems with the smoke evacuation system and fire alarm system, inadequate lighting in different areas, overloaded power strips in the booking office
Officials at the Stillwater prison said there are 235 corrections officers working there and 25 unfilled positions
Deputy Chief Ruben Vela has been suspended and 30-year department veteran, Captain Avery Walker, has been named acting jail administrator
The inmate attempted to send fraudulent documents that would dismiss his case
From developing your personnel to being primed on department policy, here are some steps to success for new correctional supervisors
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s S.T.A.R.T. program assists individuals about to be released in accessing reentry services
Officials hope the devices will curb the amount of contraband cell phones being smuggled into facilities
Rising inmate populations have jails close to capacity and scrambling to find space
The state’s new corrections commissioner acknowledges that they will face many challenges before the system gets better
Nassau County officials have given the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency until Jan. 31 to vacate
The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell Friday night. Investigators believe his cellmate killed him
The new mayor is launching a program that would help qualifying ex-convicts trying to get a second chance get their criminal records expunged
The agreement says inmates will be allowed out of cells at least four hours each weekday, have access to educational programming, among other changes
With adequate funds for staffing and security, there are few attacks on correctional officers and little to zero use of solitary confinement in German prisons
Anthony Gangi discusses how to address a supervisor who is directing you to commit to an order that violates policy
Janitorial vocational classes at Maleng Regional Justice Center offer inmates the possibility of a good wage and a good life once they’ve done their jail time
A sheriff is turning himself in for a night in jail to learn more about prisoners’ complaints on living conditions
Officials are investigating after an inmate allegedly gave COs advice on taxes, loans and mortgages in exchange for privileges
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