The Latest Breaking News from Corrections

Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home

Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by presenting statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Thaksin moved to Police Hospital

Thaksin Shinawatra was transferred from Bangkok Remand Prison to the Police General Hospital at 12.20am Wednesday, suffering from chest pain, hypertension and low blood oxygen, the Department of Corrections said.

Bangkok Post · Aug 23, 2023

Death of Finks bikie boss in prison cell investigated

A Victorian coroner is investigating the death of notorious Finks bikie boss Brent Reker in 2019 after his body was found in his cell by corrections staff.

AAP · Mar 23, 2023

Florida Department of Corrections overrules rejection of journalist’s memoir about her time in prison

ORLANDO, Fla. — A book that was banned from being circulated inside correctional facilities across Florida will soon be hitting the library shelves in state-run prisons.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 16, 2023

Significant pay boost coming to Lexington jail workers

The head of Community Corrections in Lexington expects a significant pay hike to help recruit and retain officers at the jail.

WEKU · Feb 2, 2023

NPR uncovered secret execution tapes from Virginia. More remain hidden

Four tapes mysteriously donated to a library reveal uncertainty behind the scenes of the death chamber — and indicate the prison neglected to record evidence during an execution gone wrong.

WEKU · Jan 19, 2023

Deputy NT Corrections Commissioner David Thompson takes stand at coronial inquest into Bernard Hector death inside Darwin prison

The Northern Territory's deputy corrections commissioner David Thompson defended the conduct of staff, saying 'no concerns' were raised as to Bernard Thompson's mental health prior to his death.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2023

Dwayne Johnstone murder trial jury told officer acted lawfully when he shot shackled Indigenous man

A jury hears a NSW Corrections officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a shackled Indigenous man in Lismore.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

Lying Illinois prison officers go unpunished in 2018 inmate death, despite convictions of three guards

Testimony in the case came from six Illinois Department of Corrections employees who admitted they lied to investigators. None has faced punishment, and they all continue to get regular pay increases.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 31, 2022