A documentary series featuring parole agents from the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) has been chosen by the American Correctional Association (ACA) for...
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A sports program that brought national acclaim to a Los Angeles County probation camp is headed for extinction -- unless it can prove that it helps youthful off...
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Corrections staffs rely on various technologies to help keep their facilities secure. Technology allows them to monitor prisoner movement and prevent the influx of contraband into the facility, and it provides guards with protection and the means to effectively subdue inmates.
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Oftentimes a bail hearing or an appearance takes just a few minutes, yet the offender—and the sheriff’s deputy or other staff—may spend half a day getting to the courthouse and waiting for the offender’s chance in front of the judge.
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Correctional facilities in the U.S. have become the nation’s default mental health providers. This has been a trend for the past 50 years: a result of what is called “deinstitutionalizing,” and the numbers are sobering.
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