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Correctional Management

14 areas of complacency in corrections

Addressing complacency isn’t a one-time effort but a continuous commitment to awareness, training and improvement

September 17, 2024 02:38 PM

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Anthony Gangi

Re-Entry and Recidivism

New program will help inmates nationwide earn high school diplomas with tablets

A meta-analysis revealed that education significantly reduces recidivism, showing that every $1 invested in prison education saves $4-5 in reincarceration costs

September 18, 2024 09:55 AM

Corrections News

Netflix reignites interest in the Menendez brothers with series exploring infamous 1989 murders

“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” chronicles the murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home and the events that followed

September 20, 2024 02:36 PM

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Legal

Idaho correctional officer injured in prison escape files tort claim against Boise police

Boise PD responded to what they thought was an active shooter at the hospital; an IDOC officer was shot by a police officer who mistook him to be a gunman near the entrance

September 21, 2024 06:00 AM

Legal

Colo. enacts law making in-person voting available inside all jails

The law requires Colorado’s county jails to provide at least six hours of in-person voting in the days before Election Day

June 04, 2024 09:03 AM

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Juvenile Offenders

Why a ‘reimagined’ detention system for juveniles has stalled in L.A. County

The most dramatic reform would take juvenile detention out of the control of the Probation Department and instead place it under Youth Development’s oversight

June 07, 2024 09:17 AM

Investigations

Wis. warden, 8 staff members charged following probes into inmate deaths

Waupun Correctional Institution’s warden is charged with misconduct in public office; the other eight staff members, including COs, face charges of felony inmate abuse

June 07, 2024 09:39 AM

The Federal Correctional Institution stands in Dublin, Calif.

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Biden signs bill to strengthen oversight at federal prisons

The bill creates a federal prison ombudsman to collect complaints via a hotline and online form, then investigate and report dangerous conditions to the AG and Congress

July 29, 2024 08:21 AM

Correctional Management

‘We just don’t want them to die': As drug deaths double, La. inmates get overdose training

Dr. Anjali Niyogi, founder of the Formerly Incarcerated Transitions Clinic, knows the information about overdoses could save a life once the inmates reenter society

July 30, 2024 07:19 AM

Off Duty

Ranking: Top 20 most patriotic states in America

WalletHub has released its report on 2024’s Most Patriotic States in America; did your state make the list?

June 25, 2024 11:45 AM