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Las Vegas police rejoin ICE jail deal under 287(g) program

3 days ago | corrections1.com | Ricardo Torres-Cortez

By Ricardo Torres-CortezLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — The Metropolitan Police Department is re-entering into a formal 287 (g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , a move that would allow officers to conduct immigration duties at the Clark County Detention Center, according to the federal agency. The Las Vegas police department on Tuesday appeared on a database that lists 83 law enforcement agencies with pending agreements.
Mass escape puts spotlight on New Orleans jail leadership, systemic breakdowns

4 days ago | corrections1.com | Joseph Cranney |Ben Myers

By Joseph Cranney and Ben MyersThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — Long before 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish jail, the lockup had a pattern of unmanned tiers, faulty cell locks and inmates wandering without supervision, detailed records from the past five years show. The records paint a chaotic picture of violence, cellblock fires, smuggled-in drugs and other contraband. Dorms housing even the jail’s most problematic inmates have had serious security breaches.
Ill. sheriff's office drops minimum age for correctional officers to 18

6 days ago | corrections1.com | Sarah Roebuck

ROCKFORD, Ill. — To boost recruitment, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office has lowered the minimum age requirement for correctional officers from 21 to 18. The decision to lower the age requirement comes after discussions with AFSCME Local 473, the union representing correctional officers, during labor-management meetings focused on staffing solutions, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Ohio county settles lawsuit over corrections officer’s death

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Adam Ferrise

By Adam Ferrisecleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County agreed to pay $240,000 to the wife of a corrections officer who died after his supervisors refused to let him test his blood-sugar levels. Warren Johnson’s glucose levels were more than five times the normal amount when he fell into a diabetic coma in 2022 while working in the county’s jail. He died two weeks later.
Mich. deputy fired, sergeant demoted after 7 inmates left in transport van

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Sarah Roebuck

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Kalamazoo County deputy has been terminated and a sergeant demoted after seven inmates were left unattended in a transport van for nearly two hours.
From confinement to community: Maine facility uses wrestling to inspire troubled youth

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Sarah Roebuck

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Cheers echoed through the gym at Long Creek Youth Development Center as the wrestling ring took center stage — and for a few hours, the energy shifted from confinement to community. On May 16, Long Creek partnered with Limitless Wrestling, a Maine-based independent promotion, to host a unique event aimed at inspiring justice-involved youth through entertainment, mentorship and connection.
Mass. DOC lowers minimum age to become a corrections officer to 19

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Sarah Roebuck

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Correction announced it will now allow individuals as young as 19 to apply for correction officer positions — a move officials hope will strengthen recruitment efforts and build a more sustainable pipeline of public safety professionals. The department previously required candidates to be at least 21. “Reducing the minimum age to become a correction officer will allow us to recruit more dedicated, highly skilled workers to these important roles,” Gov.
Trump commutes federal life sentence for former Gangster Disciples boss Larry Hoover

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Jason Meisner

By Jason MeisnerChicago TribuneCHICAGO — President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence for infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, abruptly ending Hoover’s yearslong quest to win early release under the First Step Act law passed during Trump’s first term.
Aryan Brotherhood inmates face federal transfer after prison-based racketeering convictions

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Matthew Ormseth

By Matthew OrmsethLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — A judge on Monday sentenced three leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood to federal prison terms, clearing the way for the men to be transferred from the California lockups where they orchestrated murders and racketeering schemes and into the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The sentences handed down don’t necessarily mean the men have to serve their time in the more restrictive federal prison system.
‘He was just a helper’: Pa. jail honors late CO’s legacy

2 weeks ago | corrections1.com | Joshua Byers

By Joshua ByersThe Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.INDIANA, Pa. — Family, friends and co-workers of the late Michael Lloyd came together May 9 to honor his legacy as a corrections officer at the Indiana County Jail. “He was just a helper,” his sister Vikki Bennett said.