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Tennessee is Recruiting New Correctional Officers

The Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) hired 1,333 new correctional officers between August 2014 and July 2015. Its latest group of 101 cadets graduated from Basic Correctional Officer Training in late July 2015 and will work in 11 different correction …

Pennsylvania Felon Caught With Concealed Knife

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 …

Death Row Solitary Confinement Challenged in Virginia

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 …

Indiana Sheriff Orders Up New Food Program

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 …