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When to Hold Them & When to Fold Them

by Tracy E. Barnhart

When I refer to the Hold Them and Fold Them analogy what I am talking about is knowing when its time either to engage or disengage physically from a potentially assaultive inmate. full story

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Physical Conditioning?

OCCD: In Florida they spend well over half the academy doing conditioning drills, runs and extensive DT work on the mats.
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E-books in a Correctional Setting: a niche market

By Judith Jordet, MLS

My correctional supervisor is open to the use of new technology to solve problems and improve prison operations. One innovation was to hire me, a librarian with a master’s degree, to be a prison library coordinator.
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September – Food and Agriculture – Coverage of Food Service issues and Agriculture in corrections [Please send us stories of what you do when your "off the clock" to editor@corrections.com]

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Detention Captain – Colorado – Archuleta County

The Captain directs and manages the personnel, functions, and operations of the Detention Division within the Sheriff’s Department to ensure compliance with the basic functions of the Sheriff’s Office including effective enforcement of policies and procedures, the security of the facility, and safety and welfare of staff, visitors, and inmates.

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