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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.

The findings are the latest in a series of independent investigations that have blamed the sheriff’s department and its staff for contributing to San Diego County jail deaths
Four officers were charged with second-degree murder and a fifth was charged with involuntary manslaughter; the COs were part of the Missouri DOC Emergency Response Team
The Saginaw County Jail officer was fired and later charged with assault and battery
Man was accused of having sexual contact with female inmate
Prosecutor Michelle Rotella says 35-year-old defendant Richard Spisak admitted demanding sex from an inmate
Murderer said the court owes it to the family of the CO he killed to allow his execution to take place
Cop was responding to a domestic violence call when he was fatally shot by a New York City correction officer
The weaponry recovered included handguns, shotguns, one submachine gun, one telescopic sight, 27 explosive devices and more than 64,000 rounds of ammunition
A former CO has been indicted on a charge of sexual contact with a female inmate
The lawsuit alleges excessive force, along with violations of due process and equal protection
Officer Elizabeth J. Rosenbaum left her gun belt -- which included a .38-caliber revolver, ammunition, cellphone, cuffs, and pepper spray - on a table in the restroom
In videos, a Montgomery County CO seems to keep cash taken during processing
Aborted corruption investigations have succeeded in getting one of the lawman’s top allies disbarred
The name will return to the original Arapahoe County Detention Center
A former prison warden’s wife convicted of helping an inmate escape almost 18 years ago has been released from prison
Los Angeles County Capt. Jeff Donahue is under investigation for allegations of having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate
The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that 27-year-old Bernis Gonzalez Miranda was convicted of three counts of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine
Officer lied about his rounds the day two inmates staged an escape
Brian James Brown, former correctional officer, was sentenced to five years in prison
A former city Corrections officer will likely end up behind bars after she admitted to having sex with an inmate and selling Ecstasy
Bottom line: Those who work in corrections need to be held to a higher standard
Federal CO was maimed when he was stabbed in the eye by a former Osama bin Laden aide
A former inmate claims he was ignored multiple times over grievances he filed after he was sexually assaulted four times by suspended CO Harry Nicoletti
Officer killed an unarmed New York City man as he left his bachelor party
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a former correctional officer at the Tennessee Prison for Women, 23-year-old Justin Heflin
Deputy Mark Samuels, 54, faces 14 counts related to a sexual relationship with a female inmate of the Marion County Jail
John Bernard Bland Jr. was arrested and charged with three counts of carnal knowledge of a prisoner
Man accused of pinning, hitting 14-year-old in face
Three women were allegedly raped by a CO
Deputy Duone Clark, 40, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with sexual assault and violation of oath by a public officer
Anthony Townes is serving an 18-year sentence for raping at least four inmates