Why so many corrections jobs go unfilled: prison culture needs changing
last spring, 21 percent of all Congress-funded correctional officer positions were vacant. The situation is so dire that in some prisons teachers, case managers, and even secretaries are left out of commission to cover vacant positions despite having only the most basic safety training. It is imposed. Why is it so difficult to fill correctional […]
Kentucky corrections officers sentenced in case over inmate abuse, cover-up
The Department of Justice announced that six former employees who pleaded guilty to assaulting inmates at a prison in eastern Kentucky have been sentenced to prison. Former Kentucky deputy convicted of civil rights violations and obstruction of justice Three officers who participated in and tried to cover up a 2018 assault at an Eastern Kentucky […]
AR judge dismisses attorney general’s litigation against Board of Corrections
An Arkansas judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Attorney General Tim Griffin that accused the Board of Corrections of violating the state's Freedom of Information Act. It's part of an escalating dispute between the Board of Corrections and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders over who runs the prison system. Griffin said he plans to appeal […]