Corrections News
Corrections news is essential for the correctional facility workforce, providing up-to-date information on developments, policy changes, and emerging trends in the penitentiary system. This directory offers articles that help staff stay current on issues affecting their work environment, inmate management, and facility operations. Regularly engaging with corrections news ensures personnel are prepared for new challenges and opportunities. For additional insights, explore our section on Correctional Design and Operations Management.
BREAKING NEWS
During intake at Hennepin County jail, Lucas Bellamy said he ingested a bag of drugs; he died of a perforated bowel while in custody
The union said prison violence is worsened by staffing shortages, with 33,516 inmates in state prisons but a total of 14,276 COs as of Nov. 1., the lowest level in two decades
The Excellence in Facilities Award from Recidiviz recognizes MDOC’s innovative use of data and technology to prepare inmates for successful reintegration into the community
Two IDOC officers were shot by Nicholas Umphenour in a hospital ambush that helped an inmate escape; a third CO was mistakenly injured by a Boise PD officer
Federal prosecutors said the CO stood by during two separate attacks on men incarcerated at Bayside State Prison in December 2019
Raquel Sachs graduated from the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center academy in September
A former prison director was among those who wrote letters to the governor, requesting that Richard Moore’s sentence be reduced to life without parole
After speaking with Gwinnett County deputies, the man returned to his car, placed his child inside, then retrieved a shotgun and aimed it at the officers
Philadelphia’s jail population has dropped, with about 4,500 people now incarcerated — nearly half as many as in 2015, according to Pennsylvania Department of Prisons data
The plot was thwarted after the targeted Fulton County Jail officers found tracking devices attached to the bottom of their vehicles
In 2021, N.M. DOC began redirecting inmate mail to a Florida vendor for scanning, giving inmates photocopies instead of originals to reduce contraband in prisons
Cibola County Correctional Center COs recently found more than 1,000 fentanyl pills, several ounces of heroin and a half pound of meth inside the prison
The multi-agency sweep was “preplanned and coordinated to ensure the safety and security” of staff and inmates at the facility, the BOP said
Elmwood Correctional Facility’s new Goodwill store gives incarcerated women hands-on retail training and provides inmates with free clothes upon their release
A judge put the Raymond Detention Center into receivership in July 2022 after citing poor conditions, including deficiencies in supervision and staffing
The lawsuit argued that a policy restricting “smudging” violated the inmate’s First Amendment right to religious freedom and federal civil rights protections
The Hillsborough County Detention Center deputy suffered a broken left orbital bone and a cut to his eye in the struggle with an inmate
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9 out of 10 mail threats are small enough to fit in a curbside drop box with a notable shift from benign hoaxes to fentanyl-laced powders
Numerous correctional facilities nationwide report positive results after installing the VeroVision Mail Screener