correctional officers
Coverage of correctional officers in the Nexus archive.
- DeSantis vetoes $1.7B from his eighth — and final — state budget as governor
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $1.7 billion in spending from his final state budget, including cuts to programs for the elderly, correctional officer pay raises, and the Budget Stabilization Fund. The $117.6 billion budget is smaller than the current year's and includes priorities like Everglades restoration, teacher pay hikes, and a cancer treatment program. DeSantis also vetoed prison construction and hospital funding, continuing a pattern of rejecting such measures.
- Newly released video shows Connecticut prison officers striking inmate before he died
A Connecticut judge has released a video showing correctional officers striking and pepper-spraying an inmate multiple times before his death in 2018. The incident occurred in a prison setting, and the video was made public following the inmate's death.
- NC lawmakers push free college tuition to combat public safety worker shortage
North Carolina lawmakers advanced House Bill 1203 to provide free community college tuition for children of active public safety workers, including law enforcement, firefighters, and correctional officers with at least 10 years of service, aiming to address staffing shortages. The proposal expands an existing tuition waiver law for families of first responders killed or disabled in the line of duty and is estimated to cost $2 million.
- South Koreans sweat over US$779,000 air conditioning plan for prisons
South Korea’s Ministry of Justice defends a 1.2 billion won (US$779,162) plan to install air conditioning in prison corridors, citing protection from extreme heat for vulnerable inmates and correctional officers. Critics argue the taxpayer-funded project provides unfair convenience for criminals.