CERT and Emergency Preparedness
The Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Emergency Preparedness topic provides news and information for the teams of highly-trained corrections officers tasked with responding to incidents, riots, cell extractions, mass searches, or disturbances in prisons, possibly involving uncooperative or violent inmates.
The test will run Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET to TVs, radios and cell phones
State troopers leading search for Danelo Cavalcante are confident “we will contain him and we will capture him”
According to the report, “in addition to any potential human failures, staffing shortages and pressures, policy deficiencies and ambiguities, and historical internal practices were chief contributing factors”
Here are some tips you should take with you when doing a cell extraction
Automated scheduling technology can help public safety agencies with employee notification and cost recovery for emergency staffing
It is important for institutions to understand the various aid external partners may or may not be able to provide
Keeping equipment secure, conducting random searches and minimizing inmate movement are some of the strategies to improve facility security
Recently released video showed a hostage situation at a prison in Arizona. Here’s what we can learn from it
There were no injuries to work camp staff or inmates as a result of the tornado
Thousands of downed trees and power lines made it impossible for a judge to get to the jail, the warden said
At Apalachee Correctional’s East Unit, Michael toppled fences and security infrastructure, tore roofs off, and led to food shortages
One jail faced obstacles including plumbing issues, water leaks, and gas line troubles
The department said the facilities “sustained significant damage to roofs and security infrastructure” but reiterated that “staff and inmates were not injured during the storm”
Phone lines and email services were down at several state prisons, leaving many unable to get answers
If you serve on a correctional emergency response team, these gloves offer the comfort, dexterity and protection you need to stay safe
In order to function properly during emergency situations, we must get to know and work with all agencies in our criminal justice system
Dozens of staff positions sit unfilled at the prison, where inmates set fires and smashed windows in an uprising
The mass evacuations of several Texas prisons after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey is a reminder of the necessity of emergency planning
Inmates overpowered the officer and took control of one side of a dormitory
It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the hostage situation
A person breached the perimeter of a south Georgia prison and pulled out a gun after encountering a CO
Sixteen are charged with first-degree murder in the death of CO Lt. Steven Floyd
The dogs train for emergency calls, contraband detection and locating escaped inmates among other security measures at the prisons
All of the town’s firetrucks and the entire police department responded to the scene to assist
The current jury deliberated four full days after more than 20 days of testimony
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ selection of General Mark S. Inch as the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons is excellent news for corrections
Deltra Henderson opened fire on officers when they discovered him, and officers returned fire, killing him
Anthony Gangi sits down with Gary Cornelius and discusses his new book
The driver aided police during a standoff by unlocking the doors when Ezekiel Stevenson would lock them
Gerald “Jerry” DeLemus spent more than a month in an encampment organizing armed patrols and serving as an intermediary between a self-styled militia and local authorities
On suicide watch at the jail, Tywon Salters’ previous behavior showed he’d seek opportunities to escape custody, according to the lawsuit
Correctional breachers know hardened prison structures require mechanical tools that are not often used in the residential breaching world
The standoff began when the inmate grabbed a gun from a correctional officer at the hospital