Rehabilitation, Modernization Prison Guard vs. Corrections Officer - What’s the Difference?? Language and terminology hold an immense amount of power, especially when considering job titles...
Guard Tour, Leadership Why Three Jail Administrators Switched From Guard Tour to GUARDIAN RFID Why are corrections professionals migrating away from guard tour systems, and where are they...
transitioning, administration Why Jails Should Switch to Mobile Inmate Tracking What is mobile inmate tracking? How much time is your staff wasting on paper-based systems? Is...
Leadership, Rounds Top 4 Mistakes Corrections Officers Make While Doing Rounds (and How to Fix Them) The life of a corrections officer is far from easy and, like in any other profession, mistakes can...
Cell Checks, inmate-suicide 5 Low-cost Ways to Prevent Inmate Suicides With the recent death of high-profile inmate Jeffery Epstein, a light has been shed on a...
Rounds, Cell Checks 3 Quick Tips to Become More Proactive on Shift Does your to-do list grow longer over the time of your shift? Do you feel like you have to chase...
Communication, Leadership 3 Selling Points That Will Help Your Staff Accept New Technology Do you have team members that are hesitant to adopt new technology in your facility? This blog...
Leadership, supervisor 5 Ways Corrections Supervisors Can Better Connect With Their Teams In corrections, staff turnover can be as high as 65%. Employees don't leave organizations. They...
Training, Policy and Procedure Be a Student of Your Own Profession Why do we hate “training” so much? Let’s think about it. Were the students engaged? Was it an...
Mental Health, Leadership Breaking the “I’m Good” Code of Silence The “I’m good” code of silence has become of epidemic proportions in corrections and efforts that...
Leadership, Officer Communication Building Confidence in New Officers: It’s a Team Sport The first few days as a brand-new correctional officer can be a whirlwind of emotions, but...
Digital Transformation, Leadership Change Management: Effectively Navigating Digital Transformation Change is inevitable, and moving forward as individuals and agencies requires us to learn, grow...
Compliance, Rounds How Do I Get to 100% Round Compliance? Getting to 100% round compliance is possible - but how? At the end of the day it comes down to a...
Mental Health, Communication How to Carry Yourself in Corrections As a corrections professional, you learn that every step of your day carries significant...
Leadership, administration How to Digitally Transform Your Jail Over 80% of correctional facilities in the United States capture their event logs on paper. But...