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The state also announced there will be pay grade and salary increases for current officers and additional steps for pay raises
Recommitting to our oath can help us stay stronger and healthier and survive this job long enough to retire in good physical and mental health
Last year, a bill was signed into law to lower the minimum age for detention deputies from 21 to 18
Four months later, they are still haunted and their struggles showing how the scars of a mass shooting can stretch beyond victims
Eric Williams was equipped only with keys, handcuffs and radio when he was killed during a lockdown on Feb. 25, 2013
The prisons are adjusting their books to address an $11M budget cut
Across the facility, 205 of about 957 inmates — more than one in five prisoners — in November received psychiatric services
The inmate died after jail officers found him unresponsive in an intake cell
Six deputies were put on restricted duty after the encounter
The suspect got out of his vehicle and opened fire in an ‘unprovoked’ attack before running away
Five people have been killed and one Mexican marine wounded in the shootout before his arrest
The 21-page report lists all Internal Affairs investigations from 2010 to 2015 of sworn COs and civilian employees
It is time that to look into the root of correctional stress and discuss what can be done from the bottom up
COs have raised concerns about unsafe working conditions caused by state budget cuts, inadequate staffing
There has been a major splash in the media recently about the Peace Officer Bill of Rights (POBOR) in California and a black eye for the San Francisco Police Department
He’s posed as a transit worker, collected fares, fixed broken tracks, operated subway trains and rail lines
The CO alleges she was terminated from her job after reporting guard malfeasance to supervisors and the warden
Authorities say inmates have worked nearly 8,200 hours
Executions nationwide fell to 28, the lowest number in 24 years
The Republican governor expressed confidence that he and lawmakers will make progress
The Department of Corrections finally has a small pool of cash to award to counties looking to join the initiative
Authorities cited cited low pay compared with some nearby states and local departments as part of the problem
Unemployment is down and wages are up in Kansas — except for corrections officers
Richard Matt and David Sweat made their way through holes they’d cut through the backs their cells
There are now 745 condemned killers, with no realistic projection for when the prison lethal injection chamber might reopen
The offense is punishable by five to 10 years behind bars and a $25K fine
The job pays $243,360 a year
Since 2010, the number of juvenile offenders at the center has risen by 69 percent
Through a partnership with the Humane Society, the men bottle-feed and otherwise care for kittens
The sheriff’s office had Narcan for years, but it was only available to jail nurses so they could administer it
The officer radioed for help and other officers arrived within one minute
Detroit in 2010 joined cities and companies across the country that have ‘banned the box’
The pull of such post-police jobs extends nationwide
