Correctional officers (not guards) are one of the most underappreciated careers in government. They are out of sight and out of mind. Yet whether as a career, a second career or a stepping stone to a ...

Jenkins Independent High School, in Letcher County, Kentucky, is the single school in Kentucky to offer a program specifically in corrections. (Source: Jenkins Independent High School Facebook) There ...

Last spring, 21 percent of all congressionally-funded corrections officer positions were vacant. The situation is so dire that in some prisons, teachers, case managers, and even secretaries have been ...