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, 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, 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, Stress Management

How the Corrections Career Can Impact the Families of Officers

Families also make sacrifices when an officer accepts a job in corrections, so knowing how to...

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...

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 Management

Preventing Inmate Suicide

Even the toughest inmates are affected by suicidal ideation. But where does it begin? What are the...

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

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, Communication

How to Carry Yourself in Corrections

As a corrections professional, every aspect of your day holds profound significance. From the...

Mental Health, Stress Management

Corrections Stresses & Mental Health Messes

The mental health crisis within the corrections industry is at an all-time high and this problem...

Work-Life Balance, Mental Health

How Can I Manage Mandatory Overtime and a Healthy Work-Life Balance?

Without intentionally working towards a healthy work-life balance, correctional staff can begin to...

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...

Mental Health, Stress Management

More Than Just a Jailer

Written by Clair R. Swain, Training Sergeant at Lewis and Clark County Detention Center Montana...