In-Custody Death
The inmate allegedly punched and kicked a man and slammed his head against a toilet because of “the color of his skin,” according to the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office
An autopsy concluded that Stephen Todd Booker, 69, who became a published poet while serving on death row, died of acute fentanyl toxicity
The Franklin County Regional Jail inmate died after she jumped out of the transport vehicle’s window, police said
“This is one of the worst cases of murder I’ve ever seen,” said Jones, a former Houston, Texas, prosecutor.
Chad Isaak, 48, was serving life sentences for killing four people at a North Dakota business in what authorities say was one of the state’s most gruesome crimes
His sister, Wanda Palmer, identified him as her attacker upon awakening
The probe is looking into the overuse of solitary confinement and deaths of seven inmates over a two-year period
Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said the wristbands act as a means to quickly respond to inmate medical emergencies
Greenville County Jail staff found the inmates unconscious and paramedics pronounced them dead
A 22-year-old inmate died Friday, marking the fourth homicide at a state prison in the last eight days
A fourth officer is also expected to be charged in the death
Though an officer ostensibly made his rounds, he did not physically enter the video arraignment room as required by policy – during which time an inmate overdosed
A change in intake procedures meant to cut down on CO overtime meant hundreds of inmates went without full medical screenings
Alex Banta now faces up to life in prison for actions the jury said led to the death of inmate Larry Earvin
“It’s just a very bad mess,” said a court-appointed monitor
“Everything we have done is done for a purpose to try to keep that horrific drug out of our facility,” Sheriff Chris Nanos said
Rep. Anna Eskamani called the death “horrifying” and said FDC’s statement didn’t provide enough details
The federal government is asking for a court-appointed receiver to take over the jail due to unsafe conditions
An investigation last year found that about one-fifth of correctional officers hadn’t completed required basic training
The sheriff says he is working on a plan to hire more detention officers
In a scathing report released Thursday, auditors said San Diego County jails are unsafe and their operations deficient
The 17-year-old became unresponsive while being restrained following an altercation with detention staff in September
After Epstein’s suicide in 2019, the dysfunctional jail fell deeper into disarray
Thirteen staff were suspended in connection with Tyrone Briggs’ 2019 death
“I never felt like the sheriff. I felt like I was just another supervisor,” said former Sheriff Clifford Pinkney
Ken Mills is standing trial for misdemeanor dereliction of duty charges as well as felony tampering with records
“This is not what we trained people to do,” said ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith
Drew Sikes had just been pepper-sprayed after threatening a CO
“Our clients followed every one of [the sheriff’s] policies and procedures,” wrote an attorney for the COs
Brian Dunn, attorney for Jacorey Shaw’s parents, says there was both negligence and a cover-up conspiracy involved in Shaw’s death investigation
The settlement is one of 73 payouts involving the sheriff’s department in the past 13 months, totaling more than $14 million
According to the sheriff, the COs were faced “with a nearly impossible situation”
Medical examiners had ruled Jaquaree Simmons’ death a homicide from injuries to his head
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