Corrections News Reports
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| San Francisco non-violent inmate strip search policy upheld - 02/11/2010 |
| San Francisco acted legally in strip searching thousands of new inmates over a 21-month period, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision overruled a 1984 standard that said strip searches are ... Full story |
| Gangs using Twitter and Facebook - 02/03/2010 |
| Gangs across the country are beginning to use social networks like Twitter and Facebook to spread information quickly. This can help LEOs to track them, but it can also pose a deadly threat... Full story |
| CorrectionsOne End of Year report, 2009 - 01/06/2010 |
| Overcrowding, off-duty safety and more: "Dedicated to the heros on the inside, protecting freedom on the outside"... Full story |
| Texas inmate pulls gun on officers, escapes van - 12/04/2009 |
| A convicted sex offender in a wheelchair sentenced to life in prison pulled a gun on two guards during a prison transfer Monday and held them hostage temporarily before fleeing on foot in one of the guard's ... Full story |
| 2009 National Conference on Correctional Health Care special report - 11/17/2009 |
We're pleased to bring you special coverage from the Oct. 17th-21st, 2009 National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Orlando, Florida.
The report features exclusive articles by columnist ... Full story |
| Video: Fla. inmates save deputy's life during attack - 11/06/2009 |
| Deputy Moon was sitting at his desk when the inmate attacked. The deputy was 64; the inmate was 40 years younger... and mad... Full story |
| 2 COs' failure to notice suicide attempts may yield charges - 10/30/2009 |
| 2 Pa. officers who were assigned to monitor surveillance-camera feeds of an inmate's cell failed to notice as he made 2 attempts to hang himself over at least 20 minutes before succeeding... Full story |
| 2009 ACA summer conference special report - 09/03/2009 |
| Welcome to the CorrectionsOne special report on the 2009 ACA summer conference. Here you'll find exclusive articles on the conference's most exciting workshops. Check back frequently, we'll continue to ... Full story |
Playing offense: Contraband
phones as a tool not a threat - 08/05/2009 |
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New developments in mobile device forensics could turn the contraband cell phone issue into a tool for solving other crimes ... Full story |
| States target prisons for cuts, raising worries - 07/29/2009 |
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States desperate to save money are cutting back on the massive expense of running prisons, eliminating guards, trimming drug treatment and parole programs and, in two states, releasing inmates early... Full story |
