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Several staff members at Rhode Island’s Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) were injured during an incident involving an inmate over the weekend. An inmate at the medium-security facility assaulted two correctional…
Thanks to Defund the Police movements and Governor Newsom, crime is up in California and police are understandably a little hesitant to be proactive. The logical extension of this is…
We learn learn and follow laws, polices, and procedures, but the skills needed to get the job done comes from senior staff. No policy helps you get your day room…
From the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation By: Michael Rushford The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has released a new report on recidivism rates for prisoners released in Fiscal…
The California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation uses discipline to maintain control and promote socially desirable changes in the attitude and behavior of inmates. At least that is what inmate…
Over the Superbowl Sunday weekend, several inmates attacked officers at prisons throughout the state of California. One attack, being investigated as an attempted murder, happened to a free staff member.…
Drug overdose deaths in California state prisons rebounded to near record levels last year even as corrections officials touted the state’s intervention methods as a model for prisons and jails…
We started The Toughest Beat to provide a place for information and communication sharing with correctional professionals and the need for education in this field. Only a few months into…
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