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Making a difference: Managing the female offender population

	By Laura E. Bedard, Ph.D., CorrectionsOne columnist
	With the increased incarceration rates of women, state departments of corrections have been faced with new challenges. Women come to prison with high rates of substance abuse and significant medical and mental health problems. The purpose of this writing is not to debate the right or wrong of the tremendous increase in the female offender population in this country, but to offer some first-hand insight into how we might better handle this group and better prepare them for release back into the community ... Full Story
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2 hostages at Maine state prison released unharmed

Corrections officers inspect cars at the entrance of the Maine State Prison, Monday. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)

WARREN, Maine — Two hostages held by a knife-wielding prisoner were released Monday night without serious injury and the hostage taker was back in custody following an hours-long drama at the Maine State Prison, home to the state's most dangerous offenders, officials said.

The hostage-taking incident unfolded at 2:30 p.m. Monday inside the state's largest prison and it dragged on before it was resolved before 10 p.m. The two hostages were described by corrections officials as an inmate and a staff member at the prison ... Full Story

Wisc. prison remains on modified lockdown

after hostage incident

CERTOps priority tactical tips

DOJ Study: CEDs present low risk of injury

	By Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Senior Editor
	A U.S. Department of Justice report released earlier this month said that the potential for moderate or severe injury related to conducted energy devices (CEDs) exposure is low. Electro-muscular disruption (EMD) technology has become the less-lethal weapon of choice for a growing number of law enforcement agencies; approximately 11,500 law enforcement agencies across the country have acquired CEDs ... Full Story
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C1 Member Comment of the Week
"I work in a county jail in Kentucky. Our offenders are allowed to buy phone cards on commissary. They start at $5.00 and go up to $20.00. They only work with the phone system we have in place. We have received calls from the public requesting that we tell certain offenders not to call them anymore, then we block that person's phone number so that the offender cannot call again. This works for us, but only if the public lets us know they are being harassed by the offender. We cannot help you, John Q. Public, if you don't tell us you need help." — bubblemaster
Posted in response to Minn. jail phone policy questioned after abusive calls

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FBI investigates in-custody death

Prince George's County, Md. Chief of Police Melvin High, third from left, talks about the death of Ronnie White during a press conference Monday. Watch news report

Press Release:
Zistos Releases Portable Network Surveillance Camera System
[Zistos Corporation]

Inmate had threatened life of slain Fla. officer
[Orlando, FL]

Calif. death penalty process 'dysfunctional'
[Sacramento, CA]

Ill. county jail ships off troublemakers
[Cook County, IL]

4 COs testify on behalf of Calif. parolee
[Redwood City, CA]

CorrectionsOne Video Training Tip
Deployment tactics for 'DD' accuracy
The purpose of a distractionary device (or "flash-bang") is to create a "pause" in combat. This pause can be both mental and physical — creating a mental fog, vision impairment and/or momentary loss of motor skills. In today's C1 training tip, RedMan Training Division director Dave Young shows you how to use accuracy and the element of surprise to gain the maximum effect from a distractionary device ... Full Tip View more tips Visit C1's Corrections Training section

News and Announcements
Press Release: DeSantis Releases D95-CG Investigator™ [DeSantis Holsters] Payroll-fraud probe at Fla. jail creates furor [Orlando, FL] Md. inmate to judge: I was threatened by gang [Anne Arundel County, MD] 'Pay to stay' at the Utah 'Purgatory Jail' [Salt Lake City, UT] Escaped inmate captured in Houston [Houston, TX]

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