PREA, Compliance Could Captain Kirk Meet PREA Standards? Could Captain Kirk meet PREA standards? Check out our analysis of challenges our corrections...
PREA, Compliance What You Need to Know About the Prison Rape Elimination Act The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was signed into law in 2003 to combat and properly respond...
Jail Management System, JMS Does GUARDIAN RFID or Our Jail Management System Manage Inmate Cell Assignments? Most jails in the United States assign inmates to specific housing units and cells using their...
covid-19, Policy and Procedure Protecting Inmates From COVID-19 and Preserving PPE Are Top Priorities for U.S. Correctional Facilities: Here's What's New The pandemic changed a lot about the way PPE is used in correctional facilities in order to...
accreditation, Implementation What to Know About the ACA Accreditation Process Are you considering ACA accreditation? It’s critical to clearly understand ACA standards, their...
Policy and Procedure, Cell Checks What Does Failure to Comply With Jail Standards and Jail Policy Lead to? If your county jail isn’t required to follow any state standards and isn’t subject to outside jail...
liability, lawsuit-prevention The Top 5 Risks That Will Get Correctional Officers Sued At what point are we infringing on a person's freedom unjustly? What are inmates' rights protected...
Meal Tracking, civil-rights How Do Correctional Facilities Address the Rights of Inmates With Religious or Allergy Restricted Diets? How do correctional staff manage meals for those who have food allergies or religious needs? Do...
Security Checks, Security Rounds The Top 3 Factors That Can Help Reduce Your Agency’s Liability Risk What are considered liability risks? How can security rounds be a risk if they’re constantly...
Policy and Procedure Can Grievances Work in My Favor? You might wonder: if a grievance is essentially a complaint, how can it actually benefit your...
Headcounts, Jail Standards How Headcount Procedures Can Eliminate the Next Inmate Escape A proper headcount procedure empowers your facility to stand on a firm foundation. A few of 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?...
Training, Policy and Procedure Be a Student of Your Own Profession Why do we hate “training” so much? Let’s think about it. Was everyone engaged? Was it an...
Rehabilitation, programs Juveniles in Corrections: Is Age Really Just a Number? Does the age of juvenile offenders determine where they are sentenced? And once they are...