After 27 years of service, David Osborne was recently named the Corrections Officer of the Year at Carson City Correctional Facility. “I was surprised, very surprised actually […] but I couldn’t sit here today without all of the good people …
Carol Ann M. Cenac, a Physiatrist Nurse Practitioner at Corizon Correctional Medical Associates, received the ‘Professional Woman of the Year’ Award at the last week. She was honored by the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) for her leadership in …
Correctional officers throughout the state of West Virginia may have a somewhat belated Christmas gift coming in early 2015 as legislators consider pay raises for them. Charleston Commissioner Jim Rubenstein of the West Virginia Division of Corrections said recently that …
The Delaware Department of Corrections last week held a graduation ceremony commemorating the achievement for 30 employees who completed its Correctional Employee Initial Training Program. There were over 200 family members, friends, and state officials in attendance to share the …
A new book by author Cornelius Lee Barker titled Why Have You Forsaken Me? has been released online and into retail book outlets across the country this week. The book is billed as an informative piece about what Barker labels …
In late October, an inmate, who had been convicted of attempted murder in 2001, and who was part way through a 20 year sentence at Greene Correctional Facility in Coxsackie, New York, hid inside a locker and attacked a correctional …
Corrections Officers are not often given credit for their bravery on the job but one officer in Acushnet, Massachusetts is certainly being recognized for his bravery while off the clock. Rui Gouveia was in full uniform and was in his …
Individuals applying for jobs as corrections officers throughout New York City will be expected to meet stricter health and fitness guidelines established by correction commissioner Joseph Ponte. It is an initiative that Ponte has made a priority for his department …
People outside the corrections industry rarely are made privy to just how dangerous the job of a correctional officer truly can be. These men and women go to work every day with the uncertainty of whether or not they are …
A corrections officer in Sacramento, California is credited with saving the life of his K-9 partner after it had ingested contraband that the team had located in an inmate’s cell. Officer Ernest Trujillo and his K-9 partner Tucker were performing …