Corrections

At-risk teens touring Albuquerque's Metro Detention Center clash with murderers and other dangerous inmates who have bail set at one million dollars or more.

A city correction officer was brutally slashed by one inmate while another held him down on a cell floor Thursday night.

Former offenders face enormous obstacles once they leave prison. John Oliver sits down with Bilal Chatman to discuss the challenges of reentering society.

On the job less than a year with minimal training, 26-year-old correctional officer Calvin May was taken hostage during a riot in July 1980 at the Idaho State Penitentiary south of Boise. Today, the 61-year-old May keeps tabs on more than 1,500 inmates from his perch in Tower 2, above, at the same prison, now called the Idaho State Correctional Institution. One of Idaho’s longest-serving correctional officers ever, he credits his career in part to the insight he gained from his ordeal – and to the Bible he carried then and now.

Around 4:30 p.m., Officer Raymond Calderon was grabbed from behind, put into a choke hold and thrown on the floor. While on the ground, two other inmates approached Calderon and tried to slash him, sources said.

Pa. state Rep. Gerald Mullery participated in a ceremony naming the bridge on S.R. 3005 over the outlet of Lily Lake in Conyngham Township the Senior Officer Eric J. Williams Memorial Bridge. A corrections officer at the U.S. Penitentiary, Canaan, Williams was killed during an unprovoked attack by an inmate in February 2013. He was 34 years old.

Supreme Court considers limits on prisoners' lawsuits Last year, more than 32,000 lawsuits were filed from inside prison walls — 11% of all civil cases. More than 6,200 so-called in forma pauperis cases were on the Supreme Court's docket in June — 77% of the total.

A Jefferson County inmate is alive thanks to a correctional officer who was quick on his feet.

WARNING: Parts of this video are graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. The Forsyth County Housing and Community Development released to media outlets Wednesday video from inside the home of Pazuzu Algarad, charged after two bodies were found in his backyard.

Almost every correctional officer experiences a traumatic event during their career, but many never get psychological help to deal with PTSD.

The rookie COs reflect on the necessitiy of showing fairness, firmness, and consistency in their jobs, and look forward to the future, in this web exclusive from "Breaking Point."