What is corrections and how do you measure success?
Rev Red
With many states are enacting programs with a strong focus on rehabilitation. Many states are passing regulation to get inmates out of prison earlier, fund more free education in prison,…
2024
Corrections officer seriously injured during alleged attack by inmate at Middlesex Jail & House of Correction
A Middlesex, Massachusetts correctional officer was hospitalized recently after suffering serious injuries during an attack by an inmate at the Middlesex Jail and House of Corrections. The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office…
Two North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Investigators were killed in Charlotte Shootout
Two victims of a deadly police shootout in east Charlotte on Monday were veterans of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. Secretary Todd Ishee wrote in a statement late…
Inmate killed during transport after reportedly faking seizure, beating deputies when they attempted to help
According to a report by Louisiana State Police, Catahoula Parish deputies were transporting Raymond Huddleston, 46, in a van from the Catahoula Correctional Center to Baton Rouge for a court…
CDCR Arrests Sergeant Found with Contraband Inside Prison
A traitor to the ethics of the profession, Sergeant Greg Reinaldo Clark was caught with illicit narcotics inside of the prison he was assigned. On April 29, 2024, the California…
Prison Capacity Management Bill with Broad Support Advances in California Legislature
California Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-SF) has shepherded safe passage so far in the committee process here of AB 2178, making several strides with bills related to Prison Capacity Management, according…
Attempted Murder of CDCR Inmate at CSP-SAC
On April 24, 2024, Inmates Donan and Perez were observed repeatedly stabbing Inmate Paul Anguiano, 41, on the facility yard at CSP-SAC. Staff responded and had to use several less-lethal…
In scramble to protect workers against heat, California officials exclude prisons from new rules
thetoughestbeat
California Department of Corrections officers are not worthy of workplace safety rules according to the state’s workplace safety agency. At a March 21 meeting, the state board overseeing workplace safety…