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Audit: Staff turnover, overcrowding plague Wash. youth prisons
15+ hour, 24+ min ago (904+ words) Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families Lauren GirgisThe Seattle Times SEATTLE — A new legislative audit on Washington’s juvenile rehabilitation system describes youth prisons that are contending with relentless staff turnover and overcrowded facilities. According to the audit, released this…...
From shelter to service: Rescued dog finds new purpose detecting narcotics in Wash. jail
16+ hour, 45+ min ago (818+ words) Grant County Sheriff’s Office - WA/Facebook By Nance BestonColumbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. EPHRATA, Wash. — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has added a new four-legged member to its team. Nova, a nearly 2-year-old German shepherd-terrier mix rescued from a…...
Md. prison staff warn housing units have as few as 1 CO for 384 inmates
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (772+ words) A standing-room-only crowd fills the Princess Anne Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday for a public meeting about staffing and safety at Eastern Correctional Institution. Current and former prison workers warned that shortages are endangering officers, incarcerated people and the surrounding…...
Inmate attack at N.Y. prison leaves 6 corrections officers injured
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (261+ words) New York State Senate via Senator Patrick M. Gallivan COLLINS, N.Y. — Six corrections officers were injured after an inmate charged out of his cell and attacked them, according to the union. The incident happened on July 11 at Collins Correctional Facility while an…...
Sheriff: Citizen report thwarts alleged drone drug delivery to N.C. prison
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (168+ words) By Mark PriceThe Charlotte Observer WHITEVILLE, N.C. — An alert passerby exposed a drug smuggling operation, after noticing “suspicious individuals” cruising the neighborhood, according to investigators in eastern North Carolina. It happened in a rural area south of Whiteville, which is also…...
DOJ ends oversight of Ala. women's prison after decade of reforms
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (392+ words) WETUMPKA, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Justice’s long-running case sparked by years of sexual abuse of women at Alabama’s Julia Tutwiler Prison came to an end Thursday. Following an agreement between the DOJ and the state, U.S. District Judge…...
Audit: Ore. prison system faces nearly $1B maintenance backlog, safety risks
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (768+ words) SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s prisons are “crumbling,” with a nearly $1 billion maintenance backlog that puts prisoners’ health and safety at risk, a new Secretary of State audit found. The audit, released Wednesday, analyzed the Oregon Department of Corrections’ prisons, staffing shortages…...
Inmate dies following cell fire at N.Y. prison
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (288+ words) By Patricia R. DoxseyDaily Freeman, Kingston, N.Y. NAPANOCH, N.Y. — A Bronx man in prison for manslaughter died Saturday, July 18, as a result of a fire in his cell at Eastern Correctional Facility, prison officials said Monday. Marcos Alcaraz was found “unresponsive” in his…...
Documentary highlights Mo. DOC's culture change under Anne Precythe
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (295+ words) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new documentary examines how former Missouri Department of Corrections director Anne Precythe worked to change the agency’s culture after taking over a department struggling with low morale and distrust. “Disruptors: Missouri, Anne Precythe” focuses on the…...
13 years after Officer Eric Williams’ murder, father says federal prison staffing crisis persists
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (818+ words) WAYMART, Pa. — Thirteen years after Federal Correctional Officer Eric Williams was killed by an inmate at U.S. Penitentiary Canaan, his father continues to push for staffing and workplace protections he believes could prevent another officer’s death. Eric Williams, 34, was working…...