New Director Appointed for Virginia DOC
Governor Glenn Youngkin has appointed Chadwick Dotson as the 10th Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections.
Read moreGovernor Glenn Youngkin has appointed Chadwick Dotson as the 10th Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections.
Read moreBy now you should recognize this issue is devoted to construction and delivery methods (Editor’s Note—this article originally appeared in the July/August issue of Correctional News).
Read moreWhen was the last time you checked on your correctional officers’ mental well-being? For many, the answer is “not recently.”
Read moreEmbarking on a construction project many agencies and jurisdictions must make a choice regarding the method by which the project is designed and constructed.
Read moreIn the pursuit of a restorative and healing justice system, the relationship between building environments and operational culture presents a key opportunity for driving positive change.
Read moreOpening in 1992, the Los Angeles County Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Court is known for being the first courthouse in the nation exclusively dedicated to handling juvenile dependency cases.
Read moreA past study by the US Department of Justice shows that female inmates experience more mental health problems than their male counterparts (state prisons: 73% of females and 55% of males / federal prisons: 61% of females and 44% of males).
Read moreIn recent years, the use of drones to deliver contraband to prisons has become a serious concern.
Read moreTrauma is woven into the tapestry of life in correctional facilities and healing must become woven into the same tapestry.
Read moreBack in December of 2015, The I.S.C., Interagency Security Committee, published a guide for planning and managing a secure facility.
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