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 sheriff says the Pima County corrections officer discharged her firearm during a struggle at Banner University Medical Center South
The group faces 13 charges after a months-long investigation into contraband at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women
Joseph Ray Snow was convicted of assault after breaking an inmate’s nose and kicking his teeth out during a 2022 booking
Officers sent a robot into a crawlspace and found signs the suspect was burrowed deep underneath a house
A series of assaults, escapes and riots occurred last year at juvenile justice facilities around the state
Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died at a hospital, hours after he was taken into custody
The man was released from custody in 2021 by prison officials on the same day he was transferred to the state’s custody to serve a kidnapping sentence
The federal department said the state could face a possible lawsuit in mid-March if it doesn’t fix the problems
The inmates forced their way through a jail door, made their way to the roof of the building and eventually the ground before taking off on foot
“Arizona has a history of mismanaged executions that have resulted in serious questions and concerns about execution protocols,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said
Former employees claim meal trays and prescription meds were withheld, as well as reports of physical abuse by staff
The inmates got into a cell that was supposed to be closed off due to plumbing repairs
Javarick Gantt, a deaf man who relied on sign language to communicate, was found dead inside his cell last October
DCFS and Family Services allegedly wrongfully incarcerated children in juvenile detention after a court ordered them to be released to their guardian
Testing ruled out “narcotics or hazardous materials” as the cause for the illnesses
COs and other staff who responded to the call became ill, some violently, when they came near the affected inmates
“The avenues for drugs entering prisons during the first year of the pandemic ... remained staff, contractors, official visitors and mail,” an official said
A state grand jury indictment brings 170 charges against 43 defendants for the trafficking of more that 25 kilograms of methamphetamine
Fla. man claims he was high on meth, hadn’t slept for 5 days before violently struggling against jail deputies
The woman refused to leave the patrol officer’s vehicle and told the officer “I want you to drag me,” a violation of department policy
On Christmas Day five inmates attacked the CO in a common area of the Kentucky State Penitentiary
The 22-year-old man was charged in the murder of Scott Riner, a Gwinnett County correctional officer
The federal lawsuit alleges guards knew about the broken heating system and Thomas Lee Rutledge was found with a body temperature of 109 degrees
Once the fire is under control, police property specialists will go inside and see what has been destroyed and what can be salvaged
The high-ranking official, who has admitted to beating Black inmates in the 1990s, has “openly shared some of his past and has shared ... that he’s a changed man”
Riner was shot and killed in the Gwinnett County Comprehensive Correctional Complex parking lot 40 minutes before his shift Tuesday morning
An Associated Press investigation has drawn the attention of the Senate Judiciary Committee into the repeated promotions of a high-ranking official who has admitted to beating inmates
Before being killed by police Gonzalo Lopez killed Mark Collins, 66, and his four grandsons
BoP employees allege Thomas Ray Hinkle is beneficiary of the the agency’s “mess up, move up” policy
The serial killer, already convicted of 11 homicides, took a plea deal for one of the five killings, avoiding prosecution for the other four
Ray J. Garcia is among five workers charged with abusing inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution
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Two other sheriff’s employees are facing disciplinary action in the incident
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