Georgia Recorder

Contraband is entering Georgia prisons from the sky as drone drops rise again, state agency says

Some Georgia lawmakers want to use state resources to keep drones from dropping off contraband like drugs and cell phones at ...
Colorado Public Radio

Corrections facility evacuated as Lee fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time

Colorado corrections officials evacuated 179 inmates from a facility near Rifle Saturday as Garfield County issued evacuation notices in advance of the still-growing Lee fire in Rio Blanco County. The ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

State’s Department of Corrections secretary requests agency’s board to consider 'top-to-bottom assessment' of the system

Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace has requested the agency’s board consider endorsing a “top-to-bottom assessment” of the system by which it classifies prison inmates. The ...

Newsom closed 4 prisons and trimmed payroll. Corrections spending is still over budget

California's $17.5 billion prison system is over budget, contributing to a projected state deficit. Gov. Gavin Newsom has cut spending with prison closures.

Gov. Youngkin issues flag order for corrections officer who was killed in the line of duty

G overnor Glenn Youngkin issued a flag order on Monday in memory and respect of Virginia Department of Corrections Officer ...