Women in Corrections
The Women in Corrections section highlights the experiences, challenges, and contributions of women working in the correctional system. This directory provides articles and resources on career development, workplace safety, and gender-specific issues female correctional professionals face. Understanding the unique perspectives of women in corrections is essential for fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment. For related topics, explore our section on Corrections1 Career Resources.
Rhema Harris was a CO with the St. Joseph County Police Department and a decorated U.S. Army veteran
The adult community CO becomes the youngest female to swim the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland
The California state prison system aims to increase the female workforce from 17% to 30% by expanding recruitment efforts
Navy Capt. J.K. Waits agreed on Tuesday to delay a hearing until January at the request of lawyers for an alleged al-Qaida commander
Censors have restored words “female” and “male” to a public version of a legal motion being argued over whether a captive can invoke Islam and refuse to be shackled by a woman
Anthony Cooper, 29, grabbed the officer and pulled her into his cell, then tried to attack her
Navy Capt. J.K. Waits issued an order for the prison to temporarily stop using female escorts for Abd al-Hai al-Iraqi
A female counselor has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging a hostile work environment, wrongful failure to promote and retaliation
Suing for $1 million over the allegations that she was denied promotions and retaliated against for being a black woman
Prison has “no intention in modifying its assignment of job responsibilities to members of the guard force based on gender”
DOC is hosting the 2014 Women Working in Corrections and Juvenile Justice Conference from Sunday through Wednesday, with a theme of “Barriers, Boundaries, Balance and Beyond.”
A male supervisor exposed himself to female officers and sexually assaulted them at the state prison in Elliott County
An inspiring memoir of by Deborah Jiang-Stein’s struggles, beginning with her birth in prison, to find self-acceptance
“This culture started long before the problems we’re seeing today, it became a blueprint for what we see today.”
Female corrections officer who sued Ulster County for what she said was a hostile work environment has been awarded $400,000 by a federal court jury
Is threatening to take county back to court for reneging on deal to allow pumping milk during shift
Jacksonville Correctional Center Warden Marvin Reed feels that Jacksonville needed a higher percentage of women correctional officers
Three female Vermont state employees who are paid significantly less than a man in the same job believe they are victims of sex discrimination
Getting out in front of staff and inmates is paramount to making their presence known
Indiana’s prison agency forced a former female employee to work in a hostile environment at the Pendleton Correctional Facility, a federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled
With a growing female inmate population, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office hopes to match it with more female COs
It’s believed he was potentially looking for romance
Daniel St. Clair, 61, was arrested Monday night and charged with third-degree assault
An eight-year veteran corrections officer was allegedly fired after comments she made about her employer were recorded and later played for her bosses
Federal standards established by PREA in 2003 now being implemented could create complications
She oversees nearly 900 staffers, about 20 percent of whom are women
Nuzzio Begaren, 53, was arrested in 2012 after the case was re-investigated and he was found guilty of murdering wife Elizabeth Bergaren
Fay Ann Noel was struck in the chest with a 20 gauge shotgun at a family gathering
Took approximately 73 days for officials to report a physical and sexual assault on an unnamed female CO
Kim Butler is the first woman ever to serve as warden of maximum-security MCC
Says she was suspended from her job after being accused of having relationships with inmates both still in custody and after the inmates were released
OfficerJulie Williams needed to carry more than her belt could hold, so she crafted a way to keep everything at hand — or foot
38 of them are women
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