Staff Safety at a Crossroads
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Violence, Reform and the Changing Reality Inside California’s Prisons By: R. P. Abstract The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is undergoing one of the most ambitious transformations in American…
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DOJ probes California, Maine over transgender inmate housing policies
By Bradford Betz – Fox News The Department of Justice on Thursday launched civil rights investigations into prison systems in California and Maine over policies allowing transgender inmates to be…
California at a Crossroads – Why Sustained CDCR Funding Is Critical to Staff Safety
Across the country, correctional systems are grappling with a shared challenge: how to balance declining prison populations with rising operational complexity. Nowhere is this tension more pronounced than in California.…
Bipartisan bill proposes 35% pay increase for federal correctional officers
by: Sarah Roebuck / Corrections1 A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation that would significantly raise pay for federal correctional officers as the Bureau of Prisons continues to grapple…
Fla. inmate stabs corrections officer multiple times in the chest
from: the Miami Herald HOMESTEAD, Fla. — A Miami-Dade corrections officer was stabbed in the chest Monday by an inmate wielding a “shank” who was being held for a murder…
AZ Inmate fatally shot by corrections officer tried to grab gun, per report
from: KGUN 9 News The Pima Regional Critical Incident Team released more information on the corrections officer-involved shooting that took place at Banner University Medical Center South on Oct. 22.…
Va. corrections officer killed, 2 others injured in inmate attack
INDEPENDENCE, Va. — A corrections officer died following an attack by an inmate, the Virginia Department of Corrections said in a news release. The attack happened just before 8 a.m.…
Inmate at Richard J. Donovan murders his cellmate
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Aug. 21, 2025, death of an inmate at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) as a homicide. On Aug…