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.
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Lawmakers and law enforcement officials say the plan to release some prisoners up to 110 days early is a dangerous response to staffing shortages and failed prison reforms
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Dangerous staff shortages have worsened inside some of North Carolina’s toughest prisons, despite recent state efforts to address the problem
The move came five days after a judge ruled Gov. Paul LePage didn’t have the authority to close the facility
The Clark County Jail is without a full supply of hot water, which has the sheriff’s office concerned about safety at the same time the inmate population is up
A transgender woman said Louisiana COs ordered her to remove her underwear and told her she would have to reveal her genitalia before she could leave the facility
The attorneys are challenging Gov. Paul LePage’s administration over the sudden closure of Downeast Correctional Facility last month
From the outset, Michigan COs were concerned that private contractors would jeopardize inmate health and facility security
Idaho and other states use a complex number system to classify prisoners as minimum-, medium- or maximum-security risks
Alabama’s prison system, needing more COs, would get the biggest increase under bills that advanced in the Legislature
Department policy broadly restricts cooperation with U.S. ICE, forbidding most communication with the agency and barring access to inmates
The Corrections Department says about 600 of its 19,000 inmates have hepatitis C
Inmates housed at Lerdo Pre-Trial Jail Facility are tampering with aging door locks at record numbers
Spending time and money on specialized treatment programs for sex offenders serves to lower their risk of recidivism and work to protect the community
Dozens of volunteers are going inside jails in L.A. and Orange counties as part of the ACLU’s “Unlock the Vote” campaign to educate inmates about their rights
Inmates at the Department of Correction’s SCI Chester prison are educated on personal finance, credit reports and scores
On any given day, there are about 60 inmates with serious mental conditions housed at the Muscogee County Jail
A transgender inmate who authorities agreed to move from one male prison after her claims of abuse says the mistreatment has continued at her new location
Anthony Gangi offers tips for moving from a frontline employee to a frontline supervisor
A former Maryland governor says he was wrong to deny early release to prisoners sentenced to life
Gun cabinet doors that “were left wide open and unsecured” was just one of the issues highlighted in a report on Pasquotank Correctional Institution
A judge heard arguments on whether the governor’s administration overstepped its authority by emptying the Downeast Correctional Facility last month
The case is one of many lawsuits filed against former Sheriff Joe Arpaio over the treatment of inmates in county jails during his time as metro Phoenix’s top law enforcer
Turnover increased to 34 percent among COs last year from the previous year’s 31 percent, even though the state is giving 7 percent pay increases to officers
Minnesota sheriffs are demanding legal action against the DHS, saying it has violated the law and jeopardized the health of dozens of mentally ill jail inmates
Officials are suspending operations at two minimum-security prisons in Arkansas, saying the correctional officers are needed at other prisons in the state
The legislation would raise CO pay in the state by $6,000
A sheriff tweaked a controversial policy that lets Mecklenburg County jail inmates receive visits from family and friends only through video screens
An FBI agent testified that he thinks a man may have sexually assaulted 100 or more female inmates while transporting them between lockups around the country
Massachusetts corrections officials say a transgender inmate should remain at a men’s prison because transfer to a women’s prison may cause problems