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.
Nathan Palmer admitted to lying on a use-of-force form in an attempt to cover up Messiah Nantwi’s death, prosecutors said
Staff also failed to complete mandatory paperwork while booking Ryan Wodziak, including conducting a mental health assessment to identify his psychiatric needs
Avelino Ramirez admitted to smuggling and planting cocaine, cellphones and other contraband items to appear effective and earn overtime at San Quentin and Vacaville
Accused of using $3,000 of union money to pay for boxing matches, gentlemen’s clubs and restaurants
26 men are facing charges after a two-month sting operation that investigated Internet crimes against children
Clocked in as correctional officer but then left to work another security job
Timothy McCullouch Jr., 30, was convicted of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking of children
Superintendent Steven Racette and Deputy Superintendent Stephen Brown have been placed on administrative leave
Gene E. Palmer is expected to appear in town court on Monday
Kendra Lynette Miller, 33, faces multiple charges connected to Saturday’s escape by Kristopher McNeil
Robert Dandrea Minor, 51, of Hercules faces one felony count of possessing a controlled substance with a firearm
Until he was arrested, 53-year-old Keith Monroe Wallace of Eureka, California was employed by the Humboldt County Juvenile Probation Office
Is accused of providing hacksaw blades, chisels, a punch and a screwdriver drill bit to Richard W. Matt and David Sweat
Former jail workers Maxine Evans and Jason Kenny and contract health care worker Gregory Brown are charged with involuntary manslaughter
Gene Palmer faces charges including promoting prison contraband and tampering with physical evidence
Sgt. Eric Gonzalez and Deputy Sussie Ayala were found guilty of conspiracy to violate constitutional rights, deprivation of rights and falsification of records
Robert Brown, 32, worked at the Coleman federal prison in Sumter County
Former Sgt. Dwight Hamilton is also charged for writing false reports about the incidents
Two Williamson County correctional officers have been accused of falsifying a jail log kept on suicidal inmates
Debra and Earl Black sued the county and Allegheny Correctional Health Services after their son, Derek Black, died while incarcerated
Former Department of Correction Captain Terrence Pendergrass dabbed tears from his eyes after the sentence was announced
Rico Palomino was found guilty of one count aggravated battery and two counts of official misconduct
Prosecutors say 27-year-old Francisco Balderrama of El Paso, Texas also was sentenced Tuesday to three years of supervised release
Christopher R. Lopez, 34, turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday
Massive manhunt for two convicted killers resumed Saturday on the morning after a worker at an upstate New York maximum-security prison was charged
Four deputies have been disciplined as Oregon’s justice department investigates the death of an inmate who overdosed while in the Deschutes County jail
She will be arraigned on charges of first-degree promoting prison contraband and fourth-degree criminal facilitation
Jeremy P. Fender was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with endangerment and with a 0.08 BAC
Cynthia Daly is accused of stealing a purse, wedding ring and a set of keys belonging to a UNC Health Care employee
Papers say the former officer kicked Spear repeatedly in the head, while the current officer helped restrain Spear and then lied about his role
Also testified there was no computer policy in the sheriff’s office when he worked there
Harold Bush Walbey, 47, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison
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