CT high-security prison incarcerates 547. Why correction officers are talking to some, one at a time
A Connecticut correction officer was stabbed in the neck last summer, and deploying a caustic pepper spray on recalcitrant ...
California prisons restrict movement, calls and visits as violence surges
California corrections officials say high-security prisons across the state are tightly restricting movement, calls and ...
NYSDOCCS launches aggressive recruitment effort after mass firings of corrections officers
A key component of the department’s recruitment strategy is the continued presence of a recruiting office at the Champlain Centre in Plattsburgh, which has been in operation since 2023 ...
Gov. Hochul blocks fired corrections officers from state and law enforcement jobs
Governor Kathy Hochul is issuing an executive order to prevent other state agencies from hiring former corrections officers ...
‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...
Uncertainty looms as New York correction officers face ban from state employment
As Gov. Hochul bars 2,000 correction officers from ever working with the state again, uncertainty hangs over them and the ...
California prisons increase security measures amid surge in violence behind bars
(FOX40.COM) –The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is taking additional security measures in response to a surge in violence against staff and inmates. On Saturday, ...
LA County probation officers, forced on unpaid leaves by injuries, struggle with financial fallout
Some veteran officers have opted for early retirement to avoid foreclosures. “I was about to lose my home and … it was like ...
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NY begins to fire correction officers amid two-week strike
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is issuing termination notices to correction officers who have been on strike since Feb. 17. In a letter from DOCCS Commissioner ...
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California prisons increase security measures amid surge in violence behind bars
(FOX40.COM) –The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is ... Violent California inmate kidnaps female officer before four-hour assault, lawsuit says Inmates housed in Level ...
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Some Auburn correction officers continue strike, others resign
The striking officers planned to return to work Friday after a deal was struck with the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello detailed ...