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.
Millions in funding are now available to support prevention, treatment and recovery programs
A judge will decide whether Franklin County Sheriff Raymond defied court orders by seizing 50 jail weapons during the county’s abrupt push to assume control
Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond faces a second restraining order after seizing 50 guns in defiance of a court directive during a jail control dispute
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More than 30 vacancies exist for officers at Hazelton Correctional Institute
Cuyahoga County’s top jail official resigned late Wednesday, just months after six inmates died in a four-month span
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The state also agreed to change policy in assessing inmates with HIV, the proposed settlement says
In the letter, the inmates convey their sadness at the loss of Officer Antwan Toney, who was killed Oct. 20 while responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle
Nearly 34,000 inmate phone calls to their attorneys were recorded, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department accessed calls 347 times
The FBI and U.S. Marshals are conducting investigations into conditions at the Cuyahoga County Jail
Limiting the time the information is available online is “based on fairness,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said
In an effort to improve chronic health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, officials worked with a dietitian to retool the menus
“Violence breeds itself and inmates tend to keep feeding off it,” a union official said, adding the prison has 77 vacancies — more than half for CO positions
The death of James “Whitey” Bulger may bring to light a practice done by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to alleviate staffing concerns
How automated scheduling can help correctional facilities balance employee needs with staffing demands
Within four months of its implementation at Valdosta State, one informant nearly lost his life while the prison captain who supplied him with cell phones, despite objecting to the policy, would eventually lose his job because of it
A report from a corrections psychiatrist claimed prison officials overruled psychiatrists and misrepresented how often inmates were receiving proper care
Lawmakers, advocates and even COs had been sounding the alarm about dangerous conditions at the facility for years
If officials can’t solve the issues, the only option may be to build a roughly $100 million new county jail
Amy Worden, a DOC spokesperson, said that legal mail had been a source of contraband, including synthetic cannabinoids
Inmates with permission to use them will be allowed to play 30 minutes at a time and only sports games will be allowed
There are enough major scandals and gaffes in corrections under today’s public scrutiny that we often forget that major issues start as unattended weeds
Three years after SF lawmakers rejected a plan to build a new jail, the city struggles to decrease its inmate population
Several programs at the Louisiana State Penitentiary work toward providing a positive re-entry for inmates
Even as the Texas prison population declines, the number of violent inmates sent to state lock-ups is on the rise
The inmate will also be allowed to participate in some prison programs
In 2011, Wisconsin spent more to incarcerate people than it did to educate children, he said
The new laws focused on reducing the state’s then-highest incarceration rate in the nation
A previous request for 150 new officers had an estimated cost of over $10 million
The doctor says he was retaliated against after he warned that conditions at San Quentin State Prison would endanger inmates
The report suggests installing further security measures to stop a similar incident from happening again
Carl Wayne Stokes, 51, faces charges of workers’ compensation fraud, theft, and related offenses
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