Correctional Services News Archives

New York's highest court says the Department of Correctional Services cannot impose post-release supervision on inmates as they exit prison when a court neglected to. via WCAX-TV Burlington

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“Our first priority is the safety of the people of Kashechewan and other James Bay communities”

Poor weather conditions delayed an evacuation effort in two Northern Ontario First Nations communities yesterday, stranding residents threatened once again by rising floodwaters. via The Toronto Star

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A grand jury will be called to investigate the death of Lincoln Correctional Center inmate who died earlier this month. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

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By Bronwyn Gerretsen Fraudster Schabir Shaik is back in Durban's Westville Prison, after being admitted to hospital earlier this month. via The Mercury

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BRUCE ROLLS DICE - Government gives green light to casinos CASINO GAMBLING could soon become legal in Jamaica. via Jamaica Gleaner

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THE DEPARTMENT of Correctional Services has launched an investigation into the escape of 11 wards from the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre for females in Alexandria, St Ann, early yesterday morning. via Jamaica Gleaner

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The ACLU is suing Nebraska prison officials on behalf of two inmates who want to get married, so they'll be able to associate with each other after their release. via KLKN-TV Lincoln

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Thursday, April 17, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by Scott Wykoff at the Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center Supermax was built in 1986 and opened in 1988 Supermax is home to Maryland's death row with 5 death ... via WBAL-AM Baltimore

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“Our corrections officers must be insulated and protected from this potentially unstable situation”

By PATRICIA BROOKS ARENBURG and AMY SMITH Staff Reporters Mon. Apr 14 - 2:27 PM If inmates at the province's largest jail think it's crowded now, then they're in for a big surprise. via The Chronicle Herald

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“With the reforms, there are fewer nonviolent inmates, and a greater percentage of violent inmates among those that remain”

For nearly a decade, one of New York City's major exports - criminals - has been in decline, a result of less crime. via New York Times

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“It's just a sad commentary when they've had more meetings about the dog pound in Keewatin than what they've had about Kenora policing”

Provincial NDP leader Howard Hampton is lending his support to more than 3,100 people who signed a petition to have Kenora's council re-open the police costing process. via Kenora Daily Miner and News

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A NEW $300 million jail is to be built to replace the ageing and overcrowded jail at Berrimah. via News.com.au

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“In terms of regulations, any one embarking on a hunger strike must officially declare this to enable the management to institute the prescribed procedures that include clearing of food from cells.”

The Department of Correctional Services dismissed the hunger strike at Johannesburg Prison as "just verbal threats". Spokesperson Manelisi Wolela said on Sunday that if the awaiting-trial detainees were ... via News24.com

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“Just to endure the conditions takes a very strong person or else a person who can retreat into a very narrow place”

Kunta Kenyatta struggles to describe the 33 months he spent in the tight four walls of a super-maximum security cell at the Ohio State Penitentiary.

'It's extreme isolation, sensory deprivation. It's hard to explain really,' said Kenyatta, 39, out since 2001.

Supermax prisons _ where inmates spend roughly 23 hours a day locked in soundproofed cells _ were trendy when Ohio cut the ribbon on its angular, steel-bedecked penitentiary April 9, 1998.

One decade later, the winds favoring ultrasecure incarceration have shifted. Read more

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The state prison agency says it has fired nine correctional officers in an investigation of alleged brutality against an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution near Hagerstown.

At least eight of the officers had previously been recommended for firing for their alleged involvement in the beating of an inmate on March 8th and 9th.

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services says it also is investigating alleged assaults on seven inmates at the North Branch Correctional Institution near Cumberland on March 6th. Read more

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“Execution is a tough thing to do”

When it occurs, the use of excessive force by prison staff requires quick, decisive action, according to Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Gary D. Maynard. via Herald-Mail

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“I won't say the radio station is wrong. "We are not allowed to comment until they (the correctional services department) tell us.”

Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik has been readmitted to Durban's Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital with health problems related to his blood pressure. via Daily News

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“It's been going around Peterborough and Durham, which are our catchment areas”

The Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay has been under lockdown since Thursday as staff work to contain a stomach flu outbreak, officials say. via Brock Citizen

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