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 BOP stated that the bureau had “taken unprecedented steps and provided a tremendous amount of resources to address culture, recruitment and retention, aging infrastructure — and most critical — employee misconduct”
The suit accuses a CO of failing to tour the unit and leaving his post unstaffed the night an inmate died of a heart attack; after the CO departed, there was no floor officer in the housing unit for the next 15 hours
Nakie Nunley pleaded guilty last year to four counts of sexual abuse of a ward and five lesser felonies of abusive sexual contact of five women
Mark Jordan is accused of pushing and punching co-worker Sgt. Thomas Messina
Rafael Munoz went into the cell and “lifted and pulled” on the man’s leg shackles
Instead of taking the drugs to the police department, the officers worked with the dealer to sell the drugs
Brother’s $275K home put up as additional security
Washington County corrections officer Jessie Lunderby, 21, is under investigation for her appearance on Playboy.com
Shaw planned to find fresh inmates who would be willing to falsely say they were tortured
Kim Wolfe is accused of killing her ex-girlfriend and uncle and injuring her elderly grandfather in a shooting rampage
Police in Nassau County say the off-duty officer went on a shooting rampage
He left them on the back of his cruiser and drove off
Troubled past of toxicologist not disclosed to defendants
These examples of unprofessional conduct will be familiar to most experienced correctional staff
Darin Gater helped the inmates escape in exchange for $50,000
Former NYC police Commissioner Bernard Kerik begins sentance for tax fraud
Heroin, meth, marijuana and tobacco found on suspect
The officer turned himself in to authorities
Prisoners say deputies assaulted them or arranged attacks by other inmates
The county made the payment in early March to Matthew Fleuret, who alleged he was Tasered while handcuffed and slammed to the floor by sheriff’s deputies
Deputy Jeffrey Dempsey suspended for 10 days for use of excessive force
Female inmate alleges that male officer fondled her breasts and warned, “I’ll get you tomorrow, watch”
Ray Edward Brookins was convicted of improper sexual activity with a teen inmate
The case of a crime lab technician suspected of stealing cocaine booked as evidence may force reviews
Teen had just been assigned to the Panama City boot camp for trespassing at a school
He was paid $229,765 over the course of 17 years for Fridays that he never worked
Cpl. reprimanded after shocking female officer in behind
Jesse Alva, a 21-year veteran, fired in the direction of a repo man who was towing his truck
Abuse of nearly two dozen inmates occured during lockdown in 1997
Det. Anthony Orban is being held in the alleged attack on a woman; Jeff Jelinek, a corrections officers, is accused of being an accessory
The autopsy report noted that there was considerable neck restraint before he died
16 other correctional employees to be fired
John Smiley said he was shot by a parolee, but was actually shot in a swingers club