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
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
Corrections officials said that once the new prison is built, it will employ nearly 800 people at an average salary of more than $46,600
Richard Moore mentors fellow inmates and could positively influence more if his sentence is reduced, the former S.C. DOC director said
The increase would allow the Orleans Parish sheriff to raise the starting salary for deputies from $18.45 to $20 an hour, which is still less than the national average of $24 an hour
A judge determined in 2023 that the inmate had attacked first, and therefore the Cumberland County officer was within his rights to defend himself
A jury found Steve Bannon guilty in 2022 of two counts of contempt of Congress
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, who is wanted for a parole violation, pretended to be a “distressed” hiker to hide his crime, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said
The operation’s goal is to maintain a “safe environment for both our employees and the incarcerated individuals housed at MDC Brooklyn,” the BOP said
“It’s very hard to get cops now because they’re not given any backup … they have like an eighth of a second to make a decision that’s going to change their life,” former President Donald Trump said
All four missing Chesterfield County inmates are now in custody after escaping
In March 2000, while COs at North Kern State Prison attempted to remove James Flores from his cell for an assault investigation, he stabbed one of the officers
“I can tell you as the sheriff that I think that we cannot afford to not do this and we cannot afford to not do this correctly,” Pennington County Sheriff Brian Mueller said
“I think it makes a difference for them because they get a slice of humanity that they don’t normally get in here. They’re seen as people,” the Republic FC president said
The number of St. Louis County jail inmates accused of low-level felonies has risen 141% since late 2022, compared to a 23% rise for serious felonies, according to jail data
The Los Angeles County DA recommended that Erik and Lyle Menendez receive a new sentence of 50 years to life
The former CO at Santa Ana Jail was fired after being accused of doctoring computer logs after an inmate died by suicide on his watch
The former “Chrisley Knows Best” star was fired after prison officials at the Pensacola facility caught him “associating with inmates” in the Residential Drug Abuse Program
PRODUCT NEWS
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
The Virginia Department of Corrections has modernized the way they handle workforce background investigations