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Eliminating the post-high school education requirement was approved in an effort to grow the department’s applicant pool to counter a staffing decline
“The staff shortage is extreme and creates a dangerous cycle,” as officers are often forced to work overtime, which leads to burnout and high turnover, the union says
Morgan County Jail Capt. Richard Moat said he believes the jail is a place where lives can be changed daily
Forty-two-year-old John Earl Nolley walked out of Fort Worth courtroom on a personal recognizance bond
The four officers were taken to an area hospital for medical assessment and treatment
Corrections is in the midst of a battle to alleviate the negative stereotypes that the public holds to be true
All of the prisoners were transferred to other substance-abuse and work-release programs in the state
Jamycheal Mitchell, 24, was found dead in his cell Aug. 19 with feces on the walls and urine on the floor
Last year, the turnover rate statewide was around 25 percent
Investigators say the information was also used to file phony income tax refunds
Daveon Hall was found dead from several bullet wounds inside his apartment
Sgt. Amy Le, 48, also will be the first Vietnamese-American to lead the county’s Correctional Peace Officers’ Association
A five-man, seven-woman jury took about 30 minutes to convict Freddie Mack Spry
Both sides will cover their own attorney’s fees and costs
In some cases, officers have said they face 16-hour workdays and up to 72-hour workweeks
The Eric J. Williams Memorial 5K Race kicks off Saturday
COs responded to why they prefer ‘correctional officer’ over ‘guard’
Experience is key in this profession and can never be replaced with classroom knowledge
Police say Ira Cotton, 56, was shot as he visited a friend
There was no indication that states like California purchased the drug, which would have cost about $718K for 18 executions
Other proposed reductions on phone rates and fees are on hold amid a legal challenge by some telecommunications companies
Arthur Buckel was located after a police officer and a state corrections officer tracked him down
The legislators were told there have been 19 assaults on COs this year
Correctional officers appear in court more often than we realize
In this scenario, an inmate who needs to be strip searched is incapacitated enough that he cannot remove his own clothes
There is an age old question that haunts the field of law enforcement
Caseloads for felony probation and community corrections are expected to increase by at least 200 additional cases per year
Correctional officers in charge with enforcing the rules and keeping order within the jail
She handled about 30K cases during her career
The Justice Department and inmate advocates have asked the court to place the jail in receivership
Neither the department nor the inspector general’s office interviewed employees
Darnell VanBuren was one of five who were either fired or resigned
The air in cell blocks was sometimes thick with dust, the lawsuit says
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