Mental Health, Stress Management More Than Just a Jailer Written by Clair R. Swain, Training Sergeant at Lewis and Clark County Detention Center Montana...
Stress Management, Mental Health How to Address the Fight-or-Flight Moment Corrections professionals have their “fight-or-flight” response mechanism triggered every day. How...
Work-Life Balance, Mental Health How Can I Manage Mandatory Overtime and a Healthy Work-Life Balance? When understaffed jails and prisons enforce mandatory overtime, it’s easy for staff to start...
Mental Health, officer-safety Corrections Stresses & Mental Health Messes The mental health crisis within the corrections industry is at an all-time high. This blog...
Mental Health, inmate-suicide Preventing Inmate Suicide Suicide is a heavy topic; even the toughest inmates are affected by suicidal ideation. Where does...
Mental Health, Communication How to Carry Yourself in Corrections As a corrections professional, you learn that every step of your day carries significant...
Mental Health, Stress Management What I Learned From 1,000 Cops Marie Ridgeway & Associates provided over 1,000 check-ins and therapy sessions in 2020 and found...
Mental Health One Voice United Appointed Ken Dalley to Serve as Commissioner Focusing on Correctional Staff Wellness First-ever Blue Ribbon Commission focusing on the deadly wellness crisis sweeping through the U.S....
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...
Mental Health We Suffer in Silence The stresses of a CO and the demons that haunt them are very real. And many COs suffer in silence....
Mental Health, Leadership How to Feel Your Best When You See the Worst Your mental health is worth the effort, and your whole life will be better because of it. Let's...
Mental Health, women-in-corrections Obstacles That Female Correctional Officers Face Do women have what it takes to work in a jail? Can female correctional officers perform the same...
Policy and Procedure, Mental Health The Top 5 Tips New Correctional Officers Need to Know Have you wondered what it’s like being a correctional officer? Or what you should expect as a CO?...
Mental Health, restraint The Top 5 Things to Know When Using a Restraint Chair When is it OK to use a restraint chair? Is it safe? How long can an inmate be kept in a restraint...
Mental Health Inmate Mental Health Crises: What New Officers Should Know Inmate mental health is an ongoing stressor within today’s correctional landscape. While...