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.
Security footage showed officers walking past the unresponsive detainee before eventually cutting him down; prosecutors said their inaction broke the law
The 27-year veteran with CDCR was accused of rampant sexual abuse during his time at Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla
The DOJ said Alvin S. Glenn COs learned of two inmate killings from outsider calls: one via voicemail and another by someone watching a Facebook Live of the killing
Recommendation meant to serve as example and deter other jail workers “who would participate or stand idly by when such brazen misconduct occurs”
Officer is currently accused of fraud, looting union dues and of coercing inmates to vote against re-electing sheriff
Rollin Suttle Austin was arrested for theft, convicted of drunk driving and accused of dozens of brutal, unprovoked beatings
A Wise County sheriff’s deputy stands accused of forcing sex offenders to take nude photos while registering for the state’s sex offender database
Federal prison supervisor in Missouri admits persuading inmate to cover up attack by officer
The deputy turned in his resignation before his disciplinary hearing
Abuse charges prompts firings at Florida Department of Corrections
They are charged with gassing an inmate, then beating and kicking him while he was handcuffed and shackled, and then lying about it
An Orange County corrections officer who was fired amid sexual harassment claims, then rehired, is under investigation once again
Two deaths in the county jail have advocates calling for a committee
Marion County Sheriff’s deputies are being disciplined after an eighth instance of mistaken inmate release
Authorities say one accepted a jail inmate’s challenge to a fight
She admitted to the theft of about $300 worth of merchandise from a Walmart
New York corrections officers will have their lunches x-rayed for drugs or weapons before they enter jails
2010 death of an inmate in a prison in the Panhandle is being investigated once again amid questions about the original investigation
Kevan Caliper, 42, of Swansea, was charged on Aug. 23 with forgery
A former Canon City corrections officer admitted to locking two inmates inside a cold, walk-in refrigerator to teach them a lesson
Officers are accused of arranging a fight between two inmates and challenging them to participate in dares
Authorities say Derrick Smart took more than $500 from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 97 between 2008 and 2012
Deputy is accused of spraying pepper spray on a slice of Domino’s pizza and then offering that pizza to an inmate
Kevan Caliper, 42, of Swansea was charged on Saturday by St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly
A former correctional officer has been indicted in Barnstable Superior Court for allegedly having sex with an inmate
Former CO faces 10 years in jail for running family off road during a domestic dispute
Derland Blake wants to post $50,000 bail and faces a “significant” risk of harm from other jail inmates
Charged with driving on a suspended license
Muscogee County Jail correctional officer turned himself in to police and will be terminated following a violent, off-duty domestic dispute
Accused of failing to heed two state Supreme Court rulings on prison sentencing, leading to the miscalculations
A former corrections officer is among seven people accused of helping smuggle cellphones into prison for Las Vegas Strip shooting suspect Ammar Harris.
A corrections officer at the Lucas County jail who also coached high school basketball was fired this week after he allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman he had driven home from the jail
Daniel Lanigan, 29, of Levittown, is charged with one felony count and one misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a controlled substance
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