Staff Misconduct
This topic features news, training and information related to cases involving potential or perceived misconduct in corrections. This section serves the important function of pointing out, not pointing fingers, when a CO has gone outside the lines.
Joseph Ray Snow was convicted of assault after breaking an inmate’s nose and kicking his teeth out during a 2022 booking
David Kingsley was found guilty of murder and manslaughter, while two other officers were acquitted in the death of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility
The FMC Lexington corrections officer admitted to bringing synthetic marijuana and tobacco to inmates in exchange for mobile payments
The COs are accused of allowing inmates to severely injure each other in two separate incidents
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The COs union says it’s committed to working with a new administration to “enhance credibility, effectiveness, and operations”
Kyle Harris had been suspended pending an investigation since May 21
Gov. Murphy said he was “deeply disturbed and disgusted” after reviewing a new investigative report detailing attacks on inmates earlier this year
Investigators have executed a search warrant at the corrections deputy’s home
He now faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison
Sheriff Victor Hill was charged in April with violating the civil rights of inmates by punishing them with restraint chairs
“Had they been doing their job, they would have not escaped,” said Sheriff Vern Warnke
Jeffrey Green was previously sentenced to nine months in prison for the 2016 assault
Both COs had been fired for the assaults that took place last summer
One defendant allegedly pocketed over $40,000 in bribes between June 2019 and September 2020
The CO was taken into custody when he reported to Allegheny County Jail for his shift on Thursday
The incident was one of several detailed in a semiannual report describing discipline in the CDCR
A contraband officer noticed some of the wrappers looked like they’d been altered with glue
Clips released last week show the deputies repeatedly using stun guns and kneeling on the back of a mentally ill inmate
Video of the encounter shows Paul Gorder, dressed in a DOC T-shirt, yelling obscenities at BLM protesters
The booking area of Marion County Jail had been left without a supervisor for 17 minutes
Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter spoke candidly with the press on Wednesday about the most recent arrest among members of his staff
The deputy “made no attempt to pursue or track down the inmate who was under her direct supervision,” according to an IA report
The lawsuit was one of several brought against the county over problems at the jail
COs have been accused of conspiring with inmates to orchestrate two murders of other prisoners
The state will likely spend almost $2.8 million on outside lawyers, in addition to potential settlements
The city’s DOC must report all complaints from detainees at the city’s two jails since 2017
Two additional COs were charged with lying on official documents about the assaults on Tuesday
Sheriff Victor Hill was indicted on federal charges Tuesday for using a restraint chair to punish inmates
Dietary Sgt. Linda Lomax is accused of smuggling hundreds of strips of Suboxone on her person into the facility
Commissioner Paul Schnell called the CO’s actions “deeply disturbing and contrary to the mission and values of the Department of Corrections”
“We found opportunities for improvement in the way that DYS delivered care for this youth,” an official said
Both had been suspended with pay while an investigation into the February incident took place