Federal Receiver Suggests New Health Care Authority Position in California


(04/17/2013)
Consultants have advised a federal receiver of the California prison health care system to create a new position focused solely on the health care of inmates.
 

Security Technologies on Display at ISC West


(04/17/2013)
ISC West, one of the security industry’s largest gatherings, wrapped up in Las Vegas this year with over 1,000 exhibitors.
 

Addressing Violence Inside Maryland Prisons


(04/17/2013)
Although the death penalty is set to end in Maryland prisons, the death toll in the state’s correctional facility’s continue to rise with alleged inmate-on-inmate homicides.
 

West Virginia Prison Reform Bill Expands Drug Programs


(04/17/2013)
Legislators of West Virginia are poised to sign into law a prison reform bill that hopes to ease overcrowding and also expand substance abuse programs for inmates.
 

New Hampshire Rejects Privatization Bids


(04/10/2013)
New Hampshire has dropped its bid to build private prisons for state inmates after an evaluation of the four proposed companies posed concerns of security and failure to meet state compliance, the state announced last week.