Correctional Services News Archives

The state prison inmate who sent an envelope containing powder to the Washington County Court Clerk's Office last week has been convicted of making threats using mail before and sent the illicit letter using ... via The Post-Star

Sigler, led from court after his sentencing in 2003 Albany Former Middletown superintendent of schools Robert Sigler, who was convicted of having a sexual relationship with a male student, will be released from ... via Mid-Hudson News

“We received a lot of calls and lots of tips that helped greatly, and we couldn't have done that without the community”

More than a month after he was mistakenly freed from a Maryland prison, a man accused of a 1999 sexual assault involving a cattle prod was arrested in Louisiana after authorities say he broke into a home on ... via Officer.com

“If we live in a society where the government has no restrictions on it, they could kick our doors in”

OMAHA, Neb. - A former prison employee has sued state corrections officials for firing him after he refused to submit to a vehicle search. via Columbus Telegram

It has been a good year for Ontario's Liberal government, what with having earned a fresh mandate from Ontario voters just two months ago and then early last week managing to escape virtually unscathed from ... via Stoney Creek News

“The response we got last year was great, it was a fulfilling feeling to know we could have done something special for these people at Christmas”

The festive mood of Christmas was on Thursday brought to a number of homeless persons at the Marie Atkins night shelter on Hanover Street, downtown Kingston, courtesy of the Department of Correctional Services. via Jamaica Gleaner

“We've got such a foundation upon which to build and grow our expertise, and then to share it with the world. I want to make this an international opportunity for Sudbury.”

BY WENDY BIRD Ever since winning his fourth term as Sudbury MPP this past fall, Rick Bartolucci has been on a serious learning curve. via Northern Life - Greater Sudbury

“Mr. Moore was released instead of being turned over to the Anne Arundel County Detention Center because of an oversight at the Division of Correction Commitment Office”

Police are asking for help in locating a 40-year-old man they say is linked by DNA to a 1999 sexual assault who was mistakenly released from prison last month. via The Baltimore Sun

“It's not something we can fix overnight. It's a process.”

When Gov. Martin O'Malley took office in January, it was with a pledge to reform Maryland's troubled corrections system. via Daily Times