corrections officers

“Your Life Is Over”: Prison Guards on 16-Hour Shifts With No Backup

Three decades ago when I began my prison sentence, corrections officers worked eight-hour shifts. Some did the work well and…

January 6, 2026

Corrections Departments Winning Imaginary Fight Against “K2 Exposure”

In 2021, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department published body-cam footage of a deputy who collapsed after coming into contact…

September 16, 2025

Prisons Want to Hire More Officers. It’s Easier Than Retaining Them.

One of the most important things to understand about the rampant understaffing in United States prisons is that it is…

June 3, 2025

New York’s Solution to Prison Staffing Shortage Is to Hire Teenagers

I thought we learned from the Stanford Prison Experiment that college-age corrections officers are not a good idea. But it…

May 12, 2025

All the New Guards Hired to Improve Security Are Making Prison Less Safe

In the wake of a Department of Justice investigation that confirmed conditions in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons are…

March 11, 2025