Prisoner Treatment
This topic offers a comprehensive look at the policies, practices, and debates surrounding the treatment of inmates in correctional facilities. It covers a range of issues, including health care, rights of inmates and rehabilitation programs.
The inmate told prosecutors he would have killed the former police officer had correctional officers not responded so quickly
One correctional officer was stabbed “numerous times,” officials said, and another suffered “serious injuries to his face”
Michael Anderson pleaded guilty in July to one count of deprivation of civil rights
CDCR’s proposal calls for eliminating all unpaid work assignments and reducing hours for most prison workers from full-time jobs to half-time
The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison
The financial burden of the calls will shift from inmates and their families to a pot of money known as the Inmate Welfare Fund
The unit that houses the Jail Dogs program will be reallocated to some inmates who need treatment for long-term medical conditions
The inmate allegedly punched and kicked a man and slammed his head against a toilet because of “the color of his skin,” according to the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office
Inmates are being transferred to the Penitentiary of New Mexico even though PNM’s staff vacancy rate is more than 40%
CO Steve Durham was most surprised by the relaxed, happy demeanor of the officers and their casual interactions with inmates during his recent visit to Halden
The revised policy includes step-down procedures to ensure there is mitigated risk over a longer period of time before inmates are returned to general population
“The study on RICMS’ impact proves that community-based services improve public safety,” said Venessa Martin, director of reentry at LA County’s JCOD
The DOC said staff will get training so “employees feel empowered to challenge and report any order that they feel is illegal, immoral, or unethical”
The union representing Stillwater’s COs said such conditions upset inmates because of restrictions on recreation time “when there are not enough security staff to protect the facility”
More than half of the employees at Coffee Creek feel it is “not a psychologically safe facility for staff,” the researchers wrote
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