Investigations
Investigations within correctional facilities are essential for uncovering misconduct, criminal activity, and policy violations. This directory provides articles and resources on conducting effective investigations, including evidence gathering, interviewing, and reporting techniques. Understanding the investigative process is crucial for maintaining integrity and safety within the facility. For more on related practices, visit our section on Escapes.
The Oregon DOC initially released inmates after interpreting a Supreme Court ruling as requiring credit for jail time on each count
The 23-year-old inmate assaulted a St. Louis corrections officer during meal rounds, took his radio and blocked him from leaving the room
The Hamilton County corrections officer allegedly used his uniform belt to strike an inmate twice in a hallway out of view of security cameras, the sheriff’s office said
The findings are the latest in a series of independent investigations that have blamed the sheriff’s department and its staff for contributing to San Diego County jail deaths
Four officers were charged with second-degree murder and a fifth was charged with involuntary manslaughter; the COs were part of the Missouri DOC Emergency Response Team
The inmate stabbed the CO with a shank while the officer was conducting a shakedown of the inmate’s cell
Counselor Corey Proulx stepped in to help a staff member when a 16-year-old inmate started attacking her; the inmate then attacked Proulx, causing him to fall and hit his head
The CO received a two-inch laceration to his scalp after a Mohawk Correctional Facility inmate used a toothbrush with a sharpened piece of metal taped to one end
Criminal justice student charged with two felony accounts for smuggling drugs and cellphones into the county jail
A source reported the inmate was stabbed in the neck during a fight over drugs at the federal jail
The case was dismissed at the request of the inmate’s family and the former CO agreed to not seek work as a peace officer, corrections officer or armed security guard
Doctor testifies against the inmate’s insanity defense and that he was faking aspects of his mental illness
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision did not give evidence to refute allegations that it has failed to follow the state’s limits on solitary confinement
Tabatha Roman, 37, was cleared of charges in connection with a prisoner’s 2017 suicide
Experts speculate the gun used to kill, Aureon Shavea, 24, was smuggled into the prison by drone or through a back gate without a metal detector
For 12 months, Guidehouse Inc. consultants will visit prisons, work with Georgia DOC personnel and conduct research to recommend system changes
The inmate fatally shot an Aramark food service employee while working in the Smith State Prison kitchen, Georgia DOC said
While one CO was seated and writing a report at the Saginaw County Jail, his colleague drew her TASER and used it to deliver a drive-stun under the CO’s arm
A corrections officer returning to the Spokane County Jail from an unrelated transport saw a man in a hoodie hoisting a bag upward into a cell window
Prosecutors said they couldn’t determine if the incident was intentional, as one deputy claimed the inmate’s “own momentum” caused his head to hit the wall
A jury convicted Former President Donald Trump of falsifying business records at his own company; the charge carries up to four years in prison
The lawsuit alleges the CO failed to shut the inmate’s cell door, allowing two or three other prisoners to follow him inside and assault him
Lt. Joel Garcia was fired, then reinstated and placed on administrative leave in connection to a Tarrant County Jail inmate’s death
Waupun Correctional Institution’s warden is charged with misconduct in public office; the other eight staff members, including COs, face charges of felony inmate abuse
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David Berkowitz, who killed six people in the 1970s, sent taunting notes to police, calling himself “Son of Sam” and said he received demonic messages to kill
The CO deployed his TASER, but when it failed to subdue the inmate, he subsequently fired his duty weapon, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said
The Georgia DOC said the inmate’s death was a “result of an altercation” and that the CO was immediately fired
The four inmates exited through the perimeter fence during recreational time in the yard, Tangipahoa Sheriff Daniel Edwards said
The group made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling “faces,” described as squares of paper soaked in drugs, and planned to sell a novel-style book with drug-soaked pages
Sen. Cory Booker spoke during a hearing aimed at looking at ways to rethink prison labor, suggesting voluntary jobs, higher wages and better protection against injuries
The inmate, who was not identified, used a homemade, 7-inch long weapon to stab the New Jersey State Prison CO in the right shoulder and twice in the area of his neck
FCI Sheridan had 28 CO vacancies out of 145 positions last winter, leading to the use of mandated overtime and temporary assignments of non-correctional staff
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