| Sep 16 | Staff vacancies surge in N.Y. following prison strike The firing of over 2,000 correctional officers in early 2025 pushed the statewide vacancy rate from 13.3% to 27.4% |
| Sep 16 | ‘He ran into danger’: Off-duty CO’s actions during Texas shooting e... Hayden McAdams, an off-duty Potter County CO at the time, applied a tourniquet and helped carry the wounded to safety after a shooting in Amarillo |
| Sep 15 | 2 COs among 36 charged in drug trafficking scheme tied to Fla. jail Operation Killing Time uncovered synthetic drug trafficking in the Orange County Jail, leading to the suspension of two corrections officers |
| Sep 15 | S.D. jail reaches full staffing for first time in 8 years Pennington County Jail officials credit collaboration across county departments, increased wages and mentorship for ending staffing gap |
| Sep 15 | Inmate fatally stabbed in 'racially motivated' prison fight at N.M.... The fight at Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility began after injured inmates shouted threats, prompting a second wave of violence that ended with an inmate stabbed in the chest |
| Sep 14 | S.C. death row inmate tries to avoid execution, says judges are rul... Steven Bixby, convicted of killing two Abbeville County officers, argues his anti-government beliefs make him unfit for execution under state law |
| Sep 13 | Nev. settles lawsuit over inmate's death for $4.6M Christian Walker died in custody after two confrontations with corrections officers at High Desert State Prison |
| Sep 12 | Calif. inmates fighting wildfires may soon earn federal minimum wage The bill aims to compensate incarcerated crews more fairly and improve rehabilitation opportunities |
| Sep 12 | S.C. sheriff's office deploys biometric tool to prevent overdoses i... OverWatch tracks detainee vitals — including heart rate, oxygen levels and stress — and alerts staff during crises |
| Sep 11 | Inmate hangs out of transport van window on Okla. interstate, video... Okalhoma DOC said the inmate damaged the vehicle before climbing out, but transport staff quickly secured the situation |