The Influence of SEC & DEC Innovations on Correctional Projects
When Correctional News assessed the security electronics and detention equipment landscape in 2025, innovation drove the conversation.
Utah Department of Corrections
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Utah Department of Corrections: A National Leader in Staffing Reforms
In an era when correctional facilities nationwide grapple with unprecedented staffing shortages, the Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) is not merely holding its own: It’s charting a course to full staffing and waiting lists for officer positions.
Mike Haddon
Mike Haddon has been appointed by Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert to serve as executive director of the state’s Department of Corrections. Haddon has served as deputy director of the…
Utah’s Inmate Placement Program Benefits All
The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) has a number of ways to mitigate issues such as overcrowding, repeat offenders and financial challenges.
Utah Jail Standards Will No Longer Remain Secret
In 2016, 24 inmate deaths took place under the watch of Utah prisons.
First Families of Corrections
Cornerstone Overreaches the Detention Industry
In one of those eager-rookie mistakes, he overreached, and for a couple of moments, Mitch Claborn’s career seemed scuttled before it really had begun. A 16-year-old dreaming of architecture, he was working in a high school co-op program at Willo Products in Decatur, Alabama.