A blog where facts are more valued than feelings.
In 2016 the California voters showed that the citizens of California wanted to keep the death penalty. Proposition 66 passed by voters to speed up executions. Shortly after, Governor Newsom…
On March 18, 2024 two correctional officers were attacked by inmates in two separate incidents. Inmate Armenta resisted being placed in handcuffs by a correctional officer. During the struggle, the…
From: City News Service Authorities today announced that 13 members or associates of the Mexican Mafia prison gang have been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for…
By Schyler Perkins Several prison cell fires and staff assaults this week at the Marquette Branch Prison have been reported by the Michigan Department of Corrections. The Marquette Branch Prison…
I know this blog is followed mainly by people already in the corrections profession. However, I have received enough questions regarding inmate discipline from folks outside of corrections I decided…
In a rare instance of good common sense, the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill that prohibits the mingling of opposite genders in state prisons. House Bill 3022 makes…
One of the first things I was told when I started corrections is, “you better have tough skin.”
It is very unfortunate, but California correctional officers get battered on almost a daily basis. Most of these violent attacks against officers are reported internally, however not reported to the…
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