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• Be aware, be smart, be safe: Correctional officer safety

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  Wherever you interact with criminal offenders, there is a real danger of assault, attempted escape and the necessity to control offenders by force

• SC inmate stabs roommate, holds him hostage

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  The suspect is facing 'internal and criminal charges' and has been punished twice before for possessing a weapon while in prison

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  6 tips for implementing a body-worn camera program in corrections

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  Key steps include creating a policy to govern bodycam use, choosing the most appropriate equipment and getting buy-in from COs

• Jail inmate stabs another in head with dental equipment

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  A Hampton Roads Regional Jail inmate forced his way into a dental examination room earlier this year and stabbed another inmate

• Riot at Calif. state prison ends with 2 inmates stabbed

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  No COs were injured during the riot

• Report: SC prison killings on the rise

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  Prisoners who kill often face little additional punishment, court records indicated

• Pa. inmate sues prison over attack that led to severed ear

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  Three other inmates attacked after hearing the inmate was an informant, one of whom used a homemade knife to sever his ear

• Ind. prisoner stabs cellmate because of his snoring

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  Police say a 33-year-old inmate stabbed his 71-year-old cellmate more than 10 times

• Report blames 'complacency' for prison stabbing

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  Staff complacency, supervision problems, and outdated security policies are among problems identified at Ohio's highest-security prisons following a brutal attack on a CO

• How to train to survive a shank attack

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  One of the most dangerous and feared homemade weapons in corrections is the shank or shiv; here’s how to defend against an attack

• Ala. prison on lockdown after multiple inmate fights, assaults

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  Three inmates were hospitalized over the weekend after being injured in two separate incidents

• Investigator: Neb. inmate stabbed 130 times during riot

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  Police said the uprising — the second fatal riot in two years at the facility — was sparked by staff finding 150 pounds of alcohol made by inmates

• Inmate slashes NY CO with razor hidden inside pen

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  James Casey attacked the officer when he attempted to put restraint mitts on him inside the courthouse

• Pa. prison locked down after 3 inmate stabbings

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  The lockdown is ongoing so COs can conduct an extensive search of the prison for other weapons and contraband

• Video shows NM inmates attacking CO

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  Lorenzo Martinez said he wanted to kill a corrections officer because he "disrespected" him

• Video: SC inmate makes threats, shows knife in livestream

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  Jose Ariel Rivera is serving a 10-year sentence for a 2014 burglary conviction

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