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.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the state will be deliberate on nitrogen executions and said prison expansion has broad support
Counties say holding state offenders longer impacts food, staffing, and medical planning — with no guaranteed reimbursement
At some jails, inmates make up to 10,000 calls daily — with some talking for 16 hours straight
An ex-inmate alleged that most of her colon had to be removed after prison officials and the state’s health care provider ignored her requests for medication
The watchdog report also echoes cries for a comprehensive review of the state systems that have filled the prison with young people battling mental illnesses
Demetrius Blackwell, who was slashed in the face during a brawl, is suing the department for not protecting him
The changes are being considered because the current visitation program requires staffing that DOC has a difficult time meeting
Inmates sent to the sensitive needs yards are historically inmates who face threats from the general population
The law is being lauded by civil rights advocates as groundbreaking
A relative of Eddie Gaskins, who was killed in the riot, sued the DOC for wrongful death on behalf of his estate
A Christian organization is suing to expel all trans women from female prisons
A judge plans to issue an order requiring that an Alaska jail provide suitable meals to Muslim inmates as they break their daily fasts during Ramadan
Anthony Gangi sits down with Author John Paitakes to discuss his new book
Lakeland’s Food Technology program — one of 11 like it around the state that teach inmates the ins and outs of food service — has been a quiet success story
The sheriff’s and DA offices in New Orleans are defending their recording of some conversations between inmates and their lawyers as a security measure
In addition to the savings in cost and to the environment, the project provided inmates with job-training skills
An inmate, who said he was stabbed eight times during the deadly riot, said the state DOC was negligent by not providing enough COs to protect prisoners
Understaffing in New Hampshire’s prisons and transitional facilities has been a growing cause of concern
The criminal justice system needs more resources to improve reintegration efforts and help ex-offenders find jobs and housing so they’re less likely to re-offend
In the field of “green corrections,” the triple winners of saving money, developing inmate job skills and helping the environment drive administrators’ interest
Transgender women will now be housed in female prisons only “in rare cases,” the Trump administration announced in a major reversal of federal policy
Joseph Ables had what the Florida DOC described as “a clean probation record”
A grand jury report condemns conditions at the Jackson County jail, saying it puts the safety of inmates and employees at risk
Anthony Gangi shares key takeaways from the NJACA’s Spring Forum on health and safety
Emails revealed a short-lived quota system that required COs to write up prisoners or face disciplinary consequences
The ACLU slammed the state’s practice of putting inmates in “solitary confinement,” saying it’s harmful to inmates
An increase of inmate hospital stays has Cambria County Prison corrections officers working numerous overtime shifts
South Carolina’s 21 prisons have more than 600 employee vacancies but could really use 1,000 more COs, Corrections Department Director Bryan Stirling said
National Correctional Officers Week is when the nation acknowledges the vital role COs play in the criminal justice system
Inmates will have a chance to air concerns by phone in Houston federal court about a proposed settlement of their 2014 class action lawsuit
The push is part of an initiative from an organization to make higher education more available in state facilities
COs at Iowa’s maximum-security prison use radios with alarms that do not work well during emergencies and poorly trained dogs that can attack staff rather than inmates
The $145 million jail was designed to encourage direct supervision, but the dream has never been achieved because of staffing shortages