Corrections And Rehabilitation

NEW BEDFORD — Despite a deadly campaign and a tight election night race against 25-year-old incumbent Thomas Hodgson, Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux said he and his team have "good vibes" as they await the results. of Bristol County Sheriff's…

PARAGOULD — The Arkansas Board of Corrections on Thursday authorized the Department of Corrections to begin the process of selecting a site for construction of a new correctional facility, and suggested it might be time to examine the…

When an author's book is banned or confiscated, one would imagine that the writer might be frustrated, even angry. But when Keri Blakinger learned that the Florida State Prison System had placed her book, Ink…

The Oklahoma state government has never honored the terms of two groundbreaking criminal justice reform measures that voters approved in 2016.State Question 780 reduced many nonviolent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors…

Even Charlie Brown, Linus and the Peanuts gang would marvel at the large pumpkins grown across Ohio and displayed at Mansfield Correctional Facility on Monday.The Giant Pumpkin Challenge Weigh in at MANCI on Monday was a sight to behold,…

SACRAMENTO — The governor of California on Friday blocked the parole of Patricia Krenwinkel, a follower of Charles Manson, more than five decades after she scribbled “Helter Skelter” on a wall using the blood of one of their victims.…

BOSTON — His family says it's nothing short of a miracle that Massachusetts Corrections Officer Matthew Tidman is now out of a coma and making steady progress. "He's gotten to the point of full conversations, he's walking around,…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: British-American actress Angela Lansbury, who died at the age of 96 on October 11, once spoke openly about her children's drug use as they were fresh out of high school. The celeb also opened up about how she had…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A baby girl, her parents and her uncle were found dead in a central California orchard two days after being abducted at gunpoint from their business, police said."Our worst fears have been confirmed," Merced…

By DON THOMPSONAssociated press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed verdict on more than three dozen…

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Joint Legislative PEER Committee: The PEER Committee has published its report entitled Management of Offender Data…

MONIQUE FORD/StuffArohata Women's Prison in Wellington. Advocates say the transfer of prisoners will divide families.Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis has essentially ruled out a last-minute attempt to stop a prisoner transfer that…

State Department of Corrections applying Norwegian methods to reduce recidivism. Governor Jay Inslee and officials from the Washington State Department of Corrections visited Romerike Prison near Oslo in September. Governor Jay Inslee…

A former West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation parole officer was arrested today after being charged in federal court with civil rights violations, obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal…

More than 122,000 people are incarcerated in California state prisons, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan research organization. Of these 122,000 people, the distribution of…

Julius Oatts is a pediatric ophthalmologist and assistant professor at the University of California, San Francisco.Around the start of the pandemic, I operated on the eyes of a child born with cataracts. To prevent irreversible blindness,…

Content Notice: This article is about suicide, suicide attempts and mental illness. People struggling with their mental health or suicidal thoughts can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or call the Summit County ADM…

Photo submittedJon Appel at Dorcas Holt Buchanan's headstone during a previous visit to Lewistown. Appel dug to see how far the cement went, then put everything back in…

BISHOPVILLE, South Carolina — Cellist Claire Bryant is what we mortals would call a prodigy. In recent years, she's also become a miracle worker, bringing her musical talents to some of America's underserved people — men incarcerated at…

House Speaker Roger Hanshaw asks about a report showing millions of dollars are sitting in the coffers of state agencies for vacancies that have not been filled for years.CHARLESTON — A new legislative audit found that West Virginia…

A state treatment campus for young women currently operating on the grounds of Hastings Regional Center has…

Convicted murderer David Tefera, 58, is given a life sentence of 25 yearsRoseville, California – On September 2, 2022, the Honorable Judge Penney sentenced 58-year-old David Tefera to 25 years to life in the California Department of…

(Photo via the Philadelphia Tribune)New report paints mixed picture Commonwealth efforts to address…

Thirty-two prisoners who have completed the first drug rehabilitation program at Maafushi prison have been released to their families.No detox programs for inmates have been conducted in…

When a Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for smuggling 0.7 grams of cannabis oil into Moscow, President Joe Biden expressed outrage at the severity of the sentence. Calling the sentence…

PARKERSBURG — Local law enforcement conducted a search operation as part of a mutual aid agreement, according to a news release Friday from the Wood County District…

The Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths event in the DC Universe began with "The Death of the Justice League". However, the titular death really just trapped the Justice League in their own perfect worlds that serve as fantasy prisons.…

VALLEY CITY, ND (NewsDakota.com) - According to a news release from the Barnes County Sheriff's Office, a Barnes County man was sentenced to 8 years with a 4-year suspended sentence at the Department of Corrections and…

Posted: 08/19/2022 19:17:38 Modified: 08/19/2022 19:14:12 After reading “The Sheriff Race Heats Up” by Brian Steele (August 6), I wonder how a vote for one of the candidates represents my interests as…

At any time, Phoeun You could be deported to a country he hasn't seen since he was 4 years old.Your family fled the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s and ended up in Long Beach. In 1995, when You was 20, he shot and killed a…

A state commission that has been tasked with studying the reinstatement of parole in Maine is set to begin work soon, but some reform proponents worry that officials with a long-standing attitude toward alternative sentencing will hamper…

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the US criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters and follow them on TwitterInstagram and Facebook.When the embattled…

++OPENING DATE :++ 08/10/22 ++CLOSING DATE:++ 8/19/22 11:59 PM CET ++TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT:++ Full time ++LOCATION:++ North of Minneapolis, Minnesota ++DEPARTMENT:++ Community Corrections and Rehabilitation ++THE POSITION++ The Department of…

A report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has revealed that nine Islamist terrorists held in two special 'separation centres' in UK prisons are refusing to take part in de-radicalisation and other programs designed to tackle the behavior of…

With one of the highest percentages of Aboriginal inmates in New South Wales, Broken Hill Correctional Center benefits from the introduction of son circles. The program was touted as a way to better connect Indigenous inmates with their…

ATLANTA — The three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery will face a federal judge on Monday to hear…

A Solano County man convicted last year of 17 counts of child molestation was sentenced on Tuesday to 17 years and four months in state prison, The Reporter has learned. Official court records show Venancio Dizon De Guzman Jr., 50, appeared…

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. – The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will vote on whether to extend the statewide…

Renting out human beings to profiteers is morally wrong.This is no less the case when the lease is made by the government and the human beings are prisoners.In fact, it is like slave labor.It raises serious questions about our public…

WAYCROSS, Georgia: The jailed leader of a criminal conspiracy in which members of violent criminal street gangs distributed methamphetamine and other drugs in southern Georgia has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in federal prison. Jackie…

CHARLESTON — The Legislative Oversight Committee on the Regional Prisons…

KAJANG: The Department of Prisons aims to reduce the recidivism or recidivism rate to 10%. Currently, the national recidivism rate is 15%. Director General!-->…

Meet: Lindsey K. Donehue-AnglerEducation: Newcomerstown Secondary School, 2000College: Ohio University 2003, University of Dayton School of Law 2007Current occupation: Guernsey County ProsecutorLindsey, why did you decide to become a…

contributed article A former College de St. Benedict student has been chosen to become director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons for the US Department of Justice, effective August 1, according to a post on…

Read Ashley's previous report on this topic here Last spring, the Massachusetts House and Senate introduced bills to end abusive telecommunications charges in state jails and jails, making phone and video calls free for incarcerated…

Blaze Cantrell had a clever idea to boost the adoption of rescue dogs.Cantrell, who was a first-grade teacher at Harrisburg last year, asked her art students in grades three through six to do dog portraits as part of the Arkansas Paws in…

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A former prison guard inside the mental health unit at Mt Eden prison was so badly injured on the job that he had to retire aged just 44. More than a year after the attack, his colleagues say little has changed.They describe a work culture…

For five years, I got up at 2 a.m. and worked in the kitchen at San Quentin State Prison, stirring kettles, scraping grates, and scrubbing counters and floors — covering myself in mud. kitchen - just to take a five-minute shower. I learned…

Summary of work Correctional Officers are responsible for controlling, observing and supervising inmates to ensure the maintenance of Sherburne County Jail's security, operational rules and policies. Core Duties and Responsibilities The…

FARGO — When William Hart appeared via Zoom in Cass County District Court to advise when he could potentially be released from jail, he told Judge Susan Bailey he was unable to connect with his attorney , Patrick O’Day.Hart,…

RICHMOND, Virginia -- Christopher Ford was a baby when his father was sentenced to 28 years in prison for participating in a murder-for-hire scheme that led to the murders of two people at a car dealership. After serving 25 years, prison…

As shockwaves from the May shooting of Calloway County Deputy Chief Jody…

Inmates at two resettlement prisons in England and Wales are locked up for more than 22 hours a day with too little to do, inspectors have found.Unannounced inspections at Brixton and The Mount prisons in March found most of the 1,716…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — There are dozens of murders in Kern County each year, but the murder of Yvette Pena at a Bakersfield motel has received particular notoriety. His murder in 2011 stood out not only for its horror, but…

Slavery was an evil that will forever mark the history of our great country.We eliminated it through civil war and the passing of 13e Amendment.Involuntary servitude – though less known – also had a shameful past.After emancipation,…

Sylmar, Calif. – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for Cremale Herron, who walked away from Holton Conservation Camp located in Sylmar, Calif., on June 23, 2022. At approximately…

Jesse Driver III, left, holds his degrees on Tuesday as Ashland University's Virginia Maher discusses Driver's…

Keaton Ross Oklahoma Watch OKLAHOMA CITY — Severe staffing shortages and operational inefficiencies within Oklahoma's prison system are placing a legal and…

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A court has ordered a Bennington girl to be released from Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility after being held in the adult prison for 18 days. File photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger BENNINGTON — A court on Monday ordered a 15-year-old…

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A company that recently settled a nearly $700,000 lawsuit over allegations that it lied to the federal government is now providing health care to Arizona's prison system and its 34,000 detainees.The Department…

A man who was serving a life sentence for carjacking and armed robbery was mistakenly released from a northern California prison for more than 13 hours before being re-arrested on Thursday afternoon , authorities said.Shaquile Lash, 28, was…

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — The United States Supreme Court has denied a last-minute appeal by an Arizona…

VSEA members rally for safety and security in Montpellier in 2015. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Board members of the Vermont State Employees Union said they have long fought to support racial justice and speak out against alleged…

Attendees at the June 1 meeting of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council had the opportunity to…

In the maximum-security Maine State Prison which currently houses 685 men, and the other six state-run correctional facilities, what most people consider solitary confinement - locked in 23 or 24 cells hours a day,…

By Todd JohnsPlumas County Sheriff I would like to talk about the Plumas County Correctional Facility (PCCF). During this campaign, there has been very little discussion regarding the PCCF by myself or my opponent. Yet this is a vital…

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation announced a new partnership with a health care provider who has been accused in the past of submitting false statements to the federal government. NaphCare…

The youngest children arrested and locked up in Colorado's youth correctional system are 10, a practice that will continue for now after legislation to raise the age of prosecution to 13 was rewritten in the final days of the legislative…

A total of 20 Ugandan prison officers initiated a four-day training on the treatment and rehabilitation of perpetrators of gender-based sexual violence imprisoned in various prisons. The training is organized by the Regional Training…

Do inmates in Illinois jails and jails have a right to security? That's the central question raised in a new post written by former Cook County Department of Corrections director Nneka Jones Tapia. In it, Jones Tapia argues for a more…

The Arkansas Department of Corrections was recognized for its outreach and recruitment campaign.The Department of Corrections' social media campaign was honored with the Excellence Award in the Government Content and Marketing category…

Violent crime headlines strike fear into the hearts of Tennesseans. Our leaders have a duty to fight the scourge of violence with strong leadership focused on crime prevention, not political posturing. It is by prevention that success is…

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man convicted of the 1978 murder of a student was put to death on Wednesday after a nearly eight-year hiatus in the state's use of the death penalty prompted by a nearly two-hour…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) – The Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) Children's Overnight Visitor Program is returning to the Tennessee Women's Prison Program after COVID-19 suspended it for nearly two years.The program became the…

PHOENIX - A water main break shut down part of US 60 in Tempe, Cyber ​​Ninjas founder's attorneys reportedly turn over files to the Arizona Senate, and Phoenix hit 100 degrees for the first time in 2022. Here are…

Apply on this link: https://internal.azstatejobs.gov/jobs/assistant-director-community-corrections-phoenix-arizona-united-states Provide leadership and management to the staff of the Community Corrections Division. Manage, supervise and…

PHOENIX - A judge has ruled that an Arizona prisoner convicted of murdering a college student in 1978 is mentally fit to be put to death next week, keeping the focus on what would be the first execution in the State in almost eight years.…

ARCHDALE, NC (WGHP) — A 140-page report from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services details 19 substantiated complaints against Westwood Health and Rehabilitation in Archdale. Don't miss…

“You can only face in others what you can face in yourself. On this confrontation depends the measure of our wisdom and our compassion.—James Baldwin I have now spoken publicly both for and against the recent bill to…

The Nigerian Corrections Service in Delta State has been bolstered with a donation of musical instruments and power generators worth about 2 million naira. The donor, the Asaba Chapter of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS),…

An Arizona inmate who is just weeks away from his scheduled execution has argued that the state clemency board was unfairly charged with enforcing the law. But a state judge disagrees, saying law enforcement doesn't meet the definition…

Governor Asa Hutchinson's plan to tap $1.09 million in state one-time funds to expand the state's Division of Community Corrections intensive supervision program for high-risk parolees in the center of Arkansas walked through the…

(Pinal County, AZ) – Pinal County senior diversion officer, mom, wife, and lifer Nicole Buccellato throws her hat into the city council ring. Five people are running for the three seats on Florence City Council, with a range of powers and…

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said "the love of the game" brought him out of his 41-day retirement, believing he still had a place on the pitch. During an interview with…

An Arizona death row inmate says his religious rights will be violated if he does not have access to his spiritual advisor during his eventual execution.The Arizona Supreme Court recently granted the state's request to establish an…

Smiley Martin, one of the alleged shooters in the Sacramento mass shooting, originally filed a lawsuit in court in 2018, leading to a possible settlement. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just five weeks before the K Street…

LOS ANGELES — Special agents from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) apprehended Oscar Orozco this morning in Pacoima. Orozco had walked away from the Men's Community Reintegration Program (MCRP)…

Green belt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Abraham Oliver, 26, a former Montgomery County Corrections Department inmate, to 61 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for…