A recent segment of the 1A program on public radio addressed restrictive housing (aka Special Housing Unit or SHU; aka solitary confinement). (June 27, 2023, https://the1a.org/segments/the-problem-with-solitary-confinement-in-the-u-s/) The panelists included a journalist and two advocates for the rights of people who are incarcerated. The speakers made valid points about how bad it is for people to […]
What keeps them up at night?
Ever wonder what issues jail leaders have to deal with? At recent meeting, jail directors tossed out one or two of their top challenges. I tallied up my notes on what they mentioned. The themes – #1 = STAFF ISSUES. As in: facility staffing levels, overtime reduction, recruitment, retention, reliability of staff to do the […]