Corrections Ledger
Changes to the state laws and rules that govern corrections work, dated and tied to the official source. The Ledger follows corrections officer certification, training, and decertification, the bodies that set jail standards, probation and parole officer standards, restrictive housing, and use of force in jails and prisons. It covers all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 51 jurisdictions in all, from 2023 through October 2026.
- Edition 1, sources checked
Coverage
- Published: 51 jurisdictions
- Not yet: 0
Built from the published state pages on October 21, 2026. Each square opens that state on the State Desk.
By state
| State | Certifying body | State jail standards body | Statutory restrictive housing limits | Changes since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | APOSTC | None | None found; a pregnancy documentation rule only | 14 |
| Alaska | Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC) | None; DOC runs the jails | None in statute; regulations cap punitive segregation at 20 to 60 days | 6 |
| Arizona | AZPOST (certificate of completion for ADCRR officers) | None | Pregnancy and postpartum only | 12 |
| Arkansas | Split; CLEST for law enforcement officers | Office of Criminal Detention Facilities Review Coordinator | None found | 8 |
| California | Three systems: CPOST, BSCC, and POST | BSCC | Pregnancy and postpartum only, in state prison | 16 |
| Colorado | P.O.S.T. Board | Legislative oversight committee (compliance from July 1, 2026) | Yes; jails cap listed groups at 15 days in 30, and DOC limits isolation for serious mental illness | 10 |
| Connecticut | None | None; no county jails | Yes, 15 consecutive days or 30 in 60 | 19 |
| Delaware | None | None; no county jails | None found | 6 |
| District of Columbia | None | None; the Corrections Information Council inspects | None found | 4 |
| Florida | CJSTC | Florida Model Jail Standards Working Group | Pregnancy only | 9 |
| Georgia | POST | None identified | Pregnancy and postpartum only | 6 |
| Hawaii | None | Correctional System Oversight Commission; no county jails | Yes, from July 1, 2026; 30 days, or 45 in 60, during lockdowns | 6 |
| Idaho | POST Council | None | None found | 9 |
| Illinois | Split; ILETSB for county corrections officers | IDOC | No cap; reporting only | 7 |
| Indiana | Split; ILEA course for county jail officers | IDOC Jail Services Division | None verified; IDOC policy only | 1 |
| Iowa | Iowa Law Enforcement Academy council (jailers) | DOC | Jails only, 10 days per offense | 7 |
| Kansas | Split; Secretary of Corrections and KSCPOST | None | None found | 6 |
| Kentucky | Split; DOC Division of Corrections Training and KLEC | DOC, on Jail Standards Commission recommendations | Pregnancy and postpartum only; yearly reporting | 5 |
| Louisiana | POST Council (parish jail staff) | None independent | State penitentiary only: a purpose limit and pregnancy limits | 4 |
| Maine | MCJA Board of Trustees | Commissioner of Corrections | No cap; hearing and reporting rules | 9 |
| Maryland | Correctional Training Commission (CTC) | Secretary of DPSCS, with the Commission on Correctional Standards | No general limit; rules for minors and yearly reporting | 11 |
| Massachusetts | None | Commissioner of Correction | Yes; bars for pregnancy and serious mental illness, and 5 days near release | 3 |
| Michigan | Two systems: Correctional Officers’ Training Council and MSCTO | MDOC | None found | 1 |
| Minnesota | None | Commissioner of Corrections | Yes, conditions and reviews; no hard day cap | 8 |
| Mississippi | BJOST (jail officers) | None | None found | 3 |
| Missouri | None | None | DOC review hearings only; jails limit postpartum isolation | 4 |
| Montana | POST Council | None | Yes; 14 days for severe mental illness, plus pregnancy limits | 12 |
| Nebraska | None confirmed | Jail Standards Board | By rule: 60 days for immediate segregation in prisons, 15 days in jails | 4 |
| Nevada | POST | None | Yes, 15-day cap | 11 |
| New Hampshire | PSTC | None | Yes, 30 days at one time as punishment | 2 |
| New Jersey | Police Training Commission (PTC) | DOC | Yes, 20 consecutive days or 30 in 60 | 6 |
| New Mexico | No single body; NMCTA for state officers | None | Yes, bars for minors, pregnancy, and serious mental disability; no day cap | 4 |
| New York | No licensing board; DCJS issues the peace officer certificate | State Commission of Correction | Yes, 15 consecutive days or 20 in 60 (HALT) | 7 |
| North Carolina | Criminal Justice and Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commissions | Secretary of Health and Human Services | Pregnancy and postpartum only | 7 |
| North Dakota | Split; DOCR and the POST Board | DOCR | None found | 6 |
| Ohio | Split; no corrections officer certificate | DRC | None found | 7 |
| Oklahoma | No single body; DOC and CLEET | State Department of Health | None found | 5 |
| Oregon | DPSST | DOC | No time limit; public dashboard only | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | None | DOC Office of County Inspections and Services | None verified | 2 |
| Rhode Island | None | None; unified state system | None found | 1 |
| South Carolina | Law Enforcement Training Council | DOC Jail and Prison Inspection Division | Pregnancy and postpartum only | 6 |
| South Dakota | None | None | None found | 4 |
| Tennessee | Split; TCI for local jail officers | Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI) | None found | 10 |
| Texas | Split; TCOLE for county jailers, TDCJ CJAD for probation officers | Texas Commission on Jail Standards | No time limit; mental health assessment and pregnancy limits | 12 |
| Utah | POST | None | None found | 11 |
| Vermont | Department of Corrections | None; no county jails | Yes, for serious functional impairment: 15 days disciplinary, 30 otherwise | 4 |
| Virginia | DCJS | State Board of Local and Regional Jails | Yes, state facilities: placement grounds and 4 hours out of cell | 10 |
| Washington | CJTC (jail officers only) | None | None found | 8 |
| West Virginia | None external | None; DCR runs the regional jails | None found | 10 |
| Wisconsin | Split; LESB for jail officers | DOC | Jails only, 10 days | 6 |
| Wyoming | POST Commission | None | None found | 6 |
Latest changes
California re-adopts CDCR restricted housing rules as emergency regulations
The re-adopted rules also revise privilege groups, including temporary Privilege Group C placement for up to 90 days per offense while listed offenses are adjudicated.
Idaho requires in-service hours for misdemeanor probation officers
A temporary POST rule requires 40 hours of training every two calendar years to keep certification and merges juvenile detention and juvenile corrections into one juvenile justice officer discipline.
Alabama’s study commission on the 2025 officer protections begins
The commission may study how the 2025 immunity act affects the recruitment and retention of Department of Corrections correctional officers, with recommendations due by the 10th legislative day of the 2027 Regular Session.
Connecticut waives security officer license training for correction and parole officers
DOC correction and parole officers, current or separated in good standing within the past 2 years, who show proof of equivalent training no longer need the security officer license training.
Connecticut makes prison sexual violence hotline calls free and confidential
Incarcerated people must be able to call the hotline at no charge and without the supervision of, or permission from, any DOC employee, and DOC must post its revised policy by December 1, 2026.
Ohio jails and prisons must check the veteran status of everyone booked
Within three days of each booking, DRC institutions and local jails must use the federal Veterans Reentry Search Service to check whether the person served in the military.
Arizona lets employers pay retention deposits into correctional officers’ retirement accounts
Employers may pay up to $5,000 per participant per employment or service interval, with five-year graded vesting, to Corrections Officer Retirement Plan members hired on or after July 1, 2018.
Arizona makes employers pay fees when a firing is twice found without just cause
When an appeal and the superior court both find a termination without just cause and the officer is not reinstated, the employer pays the officer’s costs, attorney fees, and expert fees, a rule that reaches non-probationary detention and corrections officers.
Arizona bars retaliation against employees who testify in discipline appeals
No agency or employer may retaliate against, or obstruct, an employee who testifies in an appeal brought by a detention or corrections officer under the Bill of Rights.
Arizona lets ADCRR keep inmate medical records only electronically
ADCRR may store inmate medical records electronically, and if it does, it need not keep paper copies.
How this tracker works
Each state page went through three separate passes before it was published: research from official sources, an independent check of every claim, and a sentence-by-sentence fact-check of the finished page. Sources are the legislature’s statutes and session laws, the state register and administrative code, court opinions and rules, and the sites of the corrections department, the jail standards body, and the certifying agency. Where an official source could not be reached, the page says so and gives the date of the attempt.
A change is dated by when it took effect. Laws signed but not yet in force are listed separately. Report an error or a change to contact@uscli.org with a link to the official source.
Where corrections officers are certified by the same body as police, the general rules of that body are on the Officer Ledger, and each state page links to its Officer Ledger counterpart.
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The Corrections Ledger is general information, not legal advice. USCLI is not a government agency and does not certify officers or inspect facilities.
Last updated October 21, 2026Source: United States Council for Law & InvestigationCite as: United States Council for Law & Investigation, “Corrections Ledger: corrections officer, jail, and probation law by state,” uscli.org/corrections-tracker (last updated October 21, 2026). Text licensed CC BY 4.0.