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A Closer Look Inside a Juvenile Detention Facility

The dormitory unit has plain white brick walls and a concrete floor. There are cots lined up against a wall with metal cabinets placed between every other bed. The cabinets have padlocks on them. This is a look into the …

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Tennessee Governor and Commissioner Under Fire for Health and Safety Concerns in State Prisons

Governor Bill Haslam and Commissioner Derrick Schofield are under attack from House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Stewart, D-Nashville. The chairman is blaming both Haslam and Schofield for continuing problems plaguing the Tennessee state prison system. He is calling for the …

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Connecticut Prison Assaults Have Union Calling for Prison Reform

A Connecticut corrections union’s leaders are lobbying for changes in the state’s policies related to dangerous prisoners after four officers were injured in a violent assault last week. The union believes the current policies are putting more officers at risk …

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Top Correctional Officers Say, it’s All in the Training

Correctional Officers in the state of West Virginia go through rigorous training to work at state facilities which include 10 regional jails, 18 correctional facilities and 10 juvenile detention centers. The training for all of the officers in the state …

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Maine Corrections Officer Promoted to Meet Demands of Newly Reopened Jail

Corrections Officer Sgt. John Donald of Franklin County Law Enforcement in Maine, received a promotion to assistant jail administrator at the beginning of November 2015. His years of service to Franklin County and his excellent service record all contributed to …

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Zuckerberg Calls Prisons to Task After Visiting San Quentin

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for sweeping prison reform after a visit to San Quentin prison in California. He and his wife traveled to San Quentin to get a first hand perspective on how prisoners are treated in …

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Czech Gangster’s $12 Million Escape Attempt Foiled by South African Officers

High profile prisoners can present a variety of problems for prison officials, and there have been few prisoners more problematic than Czech gangster Radovan Krejcir. Krejcir was imprisoned three years ago for racketeering in South Africa. Since then, he has …

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New York City Correctional Officer Saves Homeless Man Being Mauled by a Pit Bull

Off-duty correctional officer Anthony Davis heard a commotion while in Brooklyn at about 1:20 in the afternoon and went running over. Davis saw a man bleeding and screaming as he was being attacked by a pit bull. The dog was …

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West Virginia is Currently Recruiting a Large Number of Correctional Officers

West Virginia has a severe shortage of correctional officers. As of July 2015, the state had 217 vacancies for correctional officers statewide according to an interview with Joe Thornton, the secretary of the state’s Department of Military Affairs and Public …

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