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Lawyer: Male COs face bias at Mich. women’s prison, too

It’s not just female corrections officers who are being discriminated against at Michigan’s only women’s prison

June 20, 2016 01:34 PM

IDOC investigates $60M in overtime for correctional officers

Prison administration says the primary cause of this expense is a requirement to pay time-and-a-half when COs and other key employees call in sick or are on leaves of absence

May 25, 2015 11:36 AM

Pa. warden blames Family and Medical Leave Act for driving up OT

The Lackawanna County Prison warden attributes a spike in overtime to the high number of COs approved for leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act

February 26, 2015 12:02 PM

Advocate: Okla. COs ‘freaking out’ about cutting hours

Oklahoma Corrections Professionals Executive Director Sean Wallace said the cutbacks are happening at almost every state facility

December 08, 2014 11:46 AM

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Union president at Pa. county prison says ‘half the jail is in quarantine’

The virus is taking its toll on the staff and has required significant use of overtime to keep things running

January 01, 2021 11:12 AM

Escapes

Convicted murderer’s body found in Ohio River, days after recapture of fellow Ohio escapee

Ohio corrections officials said investigators determined the inmates left the correctional facility “after concealing themselves in a dumpster”

May 30, 2023 12:58 PM

Technology

Okla. jail to install ‘site check’ technology amid staffing shortages

Chronic turnover and staff shortages have prompted the sheriff to implement technology to help keep inmates safe in the wake of violations cited by the health department

July 17, 2023 03:18 PM

Juvenile Offenders

2nd youth escapes from Calif. juvenile hall in 4 months, prompting call for security overhaul

In the latest incident, a group of six juveniles attacked a staff member, creating an opening for a young man to take the staff member’s keys and then scale a fence

November 08, 2023 10:47 AM

Arrests and Sentencing

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: Let prisoners earn time off their sentences

It’s a theme the former politician is well-suited to promoting, after his stint in prison for corruption crimes

April 05, 2022 02:41 PM

Correctional Management

NY county sheriff says jail is ‘dangerously understaffed’

“My officers are tired ... tired officers make mistakes, they take shortcuts and they’re less productive. This is an accident waiting to happen,” the sheriff said

August 20, 2020 10:24 PM