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.
Messiah Nantwi resisted being handcuffed and grabbed a CO’s vest during an emergency response call, leading several COs to strike the inmate, the indictment says
The duty to intervene in an excessive force situation is your legal and moral responsibility
How leadership failures, unchecked behavior and inadequate training contribute to toxic correctional environments — and what it takes to change the culture
Department of Corrections Secretary Mike Crews announced Wednesday that he will travel to Miami to accelerate the investigation into the death of inmate Darren Rainey
Investigators accused DOC of running a prison system rife with corruption, brutality and officially sanctioned gang violence
Management at the Baltimore jail held “town hall meetings” with Black Guerrilla Family gang members to get tips on how to better operate the institution
Several deputies are being scrutinized after video surfaced showing the alleged beating of an inmate
Employees at a Nampa detention center knew of the relationship between a worker and a boy but did nothing, the lawsuit claims
Six Los Angeles County sheriff’s employees were convicted of obstructing a federal investigation into the abuse of inmates at county jails
Accused of punching, wrestling and choking two inmates
Cook County Jail inmates sold tiny amounts of marijuana out of toothpaste caps after a correctional officer smuggled in the drug
Sheriff is calling for changes after four inmate were released in the past two weeks
Investigators turned up marijuana, an iPad with a Wi-Fi card and an air deodorizer that masked the smell of the marijuana
CO dragged inmate with 2 broken ankles across the floor
City officials are calling the sweep for drugs and contraband “unprecedented”
Three Georgia corrections officers have been convicted of charges related to the beating of an inmate
State police said he caused a drunken-driving crash that killed two men
Death of inmate occurred under the same warden who’s security flaws lead to the fatal stabbing of a CO
Investigators determined that two of the deputies beat the man in a jail cell while the other two watched and did and said nothing
Inmate was downloading legal materials for inmates and prison staff alike
Was suspected of stealing the shotgun shells from a state-prison arsenal
A Florida Department of Corrections officer is facing charges related to a road rage incident on Sunday
Nine were accused of having part-time deputies work their shifts
Federal trial is set to begin for six Macon State Prison employees accused in an alleged conspiracy to violate inmates’ civil rights
The rule: if an inmate fights with a deputy, that inmate ends up in the hospital
It’s up to us, the corrections administration and staff, to keep contraband from entering our facilities
A 26-year-old corrections officer at a privately run state prison in Alamo was arrested earlier this month in an alleged phone scam that tried to dupe people in New Jersey into paying fictitious fines
The officers were placed on leave two weeks ago for allegations that they encouraged fights between inmates
Video shows Delia Daly-England slam woman to ground, drag her by hair
Accused of teaming up with law enforcement to search probationers’ homes without warrants
Busted on charges he ignored the cries of an inmate who swallowed poisonous cleaning supplies and later died
Former and current workers at Dade Correctional Institution allege that guards made “sport’’ out of brutalizing mentally-ill inmates
A correctional officer charged with having sex with an inmate also regularly communicated with inmates on social media
