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.
Cutting civilian and law enforcement jobs will force corrections officers into roles they aren’t trained for, risking burnout and security lapses, Commissioner Helen Hanks says
Officers seized weapons, tattoo devices and synthetic marijuana in a coordinated contraband operation at Charles B. Webster Detention Center
A Cook County sheriff’s report cites longer case timelines and policy shifts under the state’s attorney as factors in 12% population growth
Our criminal justice system should not unfairly target individuals of lower socioeconomic means; here’s what needs to change
The more we know, the better informed (and thus defensible) our actions will be
The DOC hopes to hire and retain more COs with a pay boost for those working in the state’s toughest prisons, which have less than half the staff they need
The raise is the largest one year wage increase for correctional officers in the state since the recession
The officer is suing the state of North Carolina, alleging that he was discriminated against due to his race and religion after being told he must shave his beard
Inmates at a Boston jail quizzed the candidates at what organizers described as the first forum of its kind in the country
A report said the deaths could’ve been avoided if the sheriff’s department and medical staff paid more attention to health issues
One official says prisons effectively have become mental health facilities because so many inmates need treatment
One inmate was placed in administrative confinement because his mother showed up at the prison to protest its living conditions
The state was also fined $1.4 million for failing to adequately improve health care for inmates
A rights group allege that they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers’ access to immigrants in a prison in Oregon
Deaths in Texas’ nearly 280 jails are not uncommon, raising questions about the state’s minimum jail standards
Chief Greg Rees said the jail will soon start scanning the irises of all inmates as soon as they are booked into jail
The suit said the state isn’t doing enough to help deaf and partially deaf people communicate while they’re locked up and after they’re released
Staff overtime and operating costs at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Facility have risen even as the population of detainees has decreased
The programs provide an escape from the monotony of prison life while helping students process their pasts
The move comes weeks after officials tossed more than 500 inmate disciplinary cases tied to quotas
The transgender woman is seeking to be transferred from an all-male prison to a women’s facility
There are many ways correctional officers can intervene if they suspect inmates are spreading radical beliefs within an institution
The announcement comes less than two weeks after the state’s American Civil Liberties Union called for the policy to be scrapped
Officials said the expansion is needed because Idaho’s prisons are above capacity, county jails are packed and many inmates are being held temporarily at a Texas jail
The move comes in the wake of revelations about short-lived CO quota systems at multiple units across the state
Correctional facilities need to build bridges between prisoners and the community to give inmates the best chance for a successful reintegration
The costs come as the state struggles to find and retain qualified nurses to care for the aging prison population
Officials said Duwin Perez-Cordova “utilized another inmate’s identifiers” to “unlawfully” leave the jail
A CO filed a whistleblower complaint alleging toxic mold inside the prison is making some officers sick and putting the rest at risk
Deputy Carlos Escamilla said the inmate thanked him and the other inmates in the dining room gave him a standing ovation
Not only does the Mendocino County Jail garden provide a significant amount of produce for the jail’s kitchen, it offers inexpensive inmate rehabilitation therapy
Strategies to enable probation and parole to help offenders reintegrate into society can have a dramatic effect on recidivism rates
Frustrated lawmakers are quizzing officials and advocates for mentally ill inmates on the potential costs of improvements to behavioral health care in the DOC