Being a corrections officer means having to walk a thin line between finding ways to rehabilitate prisoners, while also keeping in mind that many of those same prisoners would let nothing stop them from a chance at escape. Part of …
Corrections officers work tirelessly not just to keep prisoners contained, but to help them develop again into functioning members of society. However, on occasion they are called upon not just to serve their inmates but their fellow officers. Lt. Jeff …
Rehabilitation and inmate care is the primary concern for many corrections officers. However, caring for individuals convicted of violent crimes and serving death sentences can complicate things. Many prisons will keep death row inmates under solitary confinement as a punishment …
Takeout menus and pizza delivery boys are a regular sight at college dorms and frat houses the world over, and if LaPorte County Sheriff John Boyd has anything to say about it, the LaPorte County Jail in Indiana will soon …
On Thursday, the federal government announced a new program that will help to provide new options for inmates seeking employment after release. The program will provide up to $10 million in funds to a variety of different states including four …
The Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) expects to hire 3,000 new correctional officers in the next three years to replace those approaching retirement. The state hired a large number of correctional officers during a major hiring spree in the 1980s. …
The Connecticut Department of Corrections advertisement for new correctional officers last summer drew a record number of candidates. Nearly 10,000 people applied to take the written exam to become a correctional officer. About 71% of them actually took the exam, …
Becoming a correctional officer indicates a strong dedication to public and inmate safety. Twenty-eight correctional officers expressed their willingness to serve and graduated from Delaware’s Correctional Officer training academy on March 20, 2015. They were the 206th class to graduate …
Twenty dedicated and courageous individuals graduated from the 30th Basic Course for County Corrections Officers in Monmouth County, New Jersey, on March 4, 2015. This course takes place at the Monmouth County Police Academy. These men and women underwent 13 …
With over 1.3 million people incarcerated in state prison systems across the country, keeping prisons running smoothly requires tens of thousands of correctional officers. This astronomical number has resulted in a number of states facing staffing shortages that will become …