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 workforce pilot program aims to bridge the gap between incarceration and employment through trade skills and contractor mentoring
Onondaga County Sheriff Shelley argued the closure of Jamesville Correctional Facility would strip powers from his office and impact public safety
New Jersey corrections officials credit a Las Vegas-based mail vendor for helping to stem the flow of synthetic drugs like K2 into facilities
The Sheriff’s Office is providing extra COs and the jail’s healthcare provider will double its visits
CO D’Andre Glasper was charged with aggravated assault after an inmate died when he hit his head during a UOF incident
A lawsuit alleges the facility is ridden with mold, rat and insect infestations
The former inmate claimed COs used excessive force and caused “life-threatening injuries”
According to testimony, the inmate died in a jail restraint chair in 2016 after being confined there for 54 hours
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Cambria County Prison will house approximately 73 ICE detainees by the end of the week, officials say
As part of $15 million worth of new security measures, the DOC is cutting off inmates’ access to books programs
The march protests eight inmate deaths in about 14 months at the county jail
This is the second lawsuit filed recently over the same issue
In the last 14 months, 8 inmates have died while in custody at the Spokane County Jail
Southern West Virginia has been battling an outbreak of Hepatitis A that began in San Diego and has landed in the Charleston-Huntington area
TDCJ reports that the correctional officer turnover rate for the fiscal year 2017 was 28 percent, the highest it has been in recent history
Since implementing this model, VADOC has recorded the lowest rate of offender recidivism among 45 states that produce three-year recidivism rates for felons
Since leaders from several departments began meeting weekly the jail population has shrunk
Cursory background checks that pull up criminal histories often disqualify people, even if just the year before, they were helping put out wildfires
The inmates were ordered to stay in their cells but left the cells anyway, entered the gallery and refused to return
Inmates filed a report accusing the prison of being “severely overcrowded and lacking proper ventilation”
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Atlanta will “no longer be complicit” in ICE policies
Correction officials have been working to reduce incidents involving a synthetic marijuana compound linked to the deaths
The woman was convicted in two states in the 1994 kidnapping and killing of two elderly women
Nearly 160 Northumberland County inmates will move to a new facility about six miles away
Corrections commissioner says “the number of deaths ... is not out of line with the number of deaths in previous months”
Sandra Robles’ lawsuit alleges the chain between her feet was so short that she couldn’t reach the stirrups during her 2014 labor
Report says sheriff’s office has reported 44 suicide attempts, 270 inmate-on-inmate attacks and 139 inmate injuries since January
Lawsuit alleges a limit on number of books inmates can have at a time violates First Amendment
Group chairman says eight inmate deaths in 14 months “should profoundly concern all of us”
Investigation only began after one official felt another had ‘cheated’ at the game
Former inmate did not receive the specialized treatment he needed while in prison, court documents say
No inmate in the U.S. has been put to death with nitrogen gas before
New program will offer services including 12-step programs, employment counseling, mental health services