State introduces space optimization initiative to meet workforce needs
The Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) this week introduced a space optimization initiative to reduce the ...
Family of corrections officer killed on Christmas seeks change at ODRC
Andy had volunteered to work overtime on Christmas so other officers could take the day off. He was alone in his guard shack ...
Molding inmates into welders: state pilot program hopes to reduce recidivism
The South Carolina Department of Corrections has the lowest recidivism rate in the country, but they want to make it even lower by teaching inmates job skills they can use immediately after ...
N.Y. chief judge pushes for giving inmates a second chance in annual address, says system ‘isn’t working’
New York’s prisons are teeming with aging inmates at increasing costs to the taxpayer, and people are no safer from crime, ...
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Florida lawmakers to consider proposal to improve inmates’ quality of life
At least 22 people have died in Florida prisons so far this year according to information from the Florida Department of ...
Officials say inmate tried to stab officer at San Diego area prison
A prisoner serving life for second-degree murder at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Center is suspected in the attempted ...
Bipartisan push renewed to end ‘death by incarceration’ sentences
In Pennsylvania, it’s possible to be convicted of murder and receive a life sentence without parole without ever having ...
Correctional officers struggling with PTSD could be provided coverage under new bill
A new bill, HB 1070, would help correctional officers access the same services as firefighters and law enforcement.
NBC 10 I-Team: Some violent inmates get earlier shot at release in wake of court ruling
He killed his neighbor in a crime that shocked Cranston nearly 17 years ago. Now he has a chance to get out of prison much ...
‘Improvised weapon’ used to stab California corrections officer: CDCR
A California corrections officer is recovering after being stabbed twice by an inmate using a makeshift weapon, authorities announced Monday. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the ...
Contraband At Camps Costing Federal Bureau Of Prisons Millions
Contraband in prison and the costs of enforcing the rules is costing the Bureau of Prisons millions. A better solution may be pushing more people into community custody.