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.
Videos allegedly showing the convicted murderer in his prison cell have spread online, prompting a DOC review of technology use policies
Grant Hardin said he used black Sharpies and kitchen laundry to create the fake uniform, and made a fake badge from a lid of a can
NYSCOPBA said chemical exposures in state prisons are on the rise even as contraband seizures have decreased since mail scanning began in April
Last month, four Texas COs were fired and two resigned after authorities found their posts inappropriate
The attorney’s office found insufficient evidence that staff used unreasonable force against inmates repeatedly
The lawsuit claims deputies eavesdropped and recorded as many as 10,000 phone calls between prisoners and their attorneys since 2015
In the search for effective interdiction practices, prisons and jails are a largely untapped resource
The officer punched the inmate in self-defense, causing the inmate to fall and hit his head
The escaped inmate shot by a CO was returned to jail rather than to a hospital or rendered aid
The group says imposing sentences on people who can’t afford to pay fines violates the Constitution
Officials say they’re continuing a path of improvements that will satisfy concerns
The corrections center has been under increasing scrutiny since the deaths of seven prisoners over a four-month period in 2018
The prison was issued a citation in connection to the death of CO Joseph Gomm
Authorities have charged three inmates with the murder in the beating of a fourth inmate
The CO allegedly punched the inmate in self-defense, causing the inmate to hit his head and later die from his injury
An inmate is suing the sheriff’s office over an incident where a deputy allegedly shoved him into an elevator
Jurors convicted him on all 10 counts that are likely to put him behind bars for the rest of his life
An organization is suing the Bureau of Prisons alleging it violated inmates’ rights by denying legal visits during a power outage
An investigation is underway to find what happened at a Brooklyn jail that had lost heat and electricity last week
The inmate attempted to send fraudulent documents that would dismiss his case
The Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by eight death-row inmates who argued their sentences were no longer valid
A former state senator and member of the Ohio Parole Board is calling for an independent investigation against the nine-member board
Manslaughter charges against a former Detroit officer have been dropped in connection with a man who died in jail
“With no stab marks or bullet wounds, many of these deaths were not classified as homicides but attributed to drug overdoses, accidents, or natural causes,” the FBI said
Samuel Little, 79, began confessing to crimes across the country after he lost an appeal to the life sentences he is serving for strangling 3 women
Three other inmates, two with connections to organized crime, have also been separated from general population following the murder
Deputies believe a relative may have aimed to give the inmate documents soaked in synthetic marijuana or roach spray
The inmate will also be allowed to participate in some prison programs
History
Exhibits such as the CSI gallery appeal to armchair sleuths and criminal justice pros alike
A necropsy showed that the dog, a 4-year-old German Shepherd-Elkhound mix named Evie, died of “blunt force trauma to her abdomen”
An inmate was charged with raping a woman working at a remote base camp in Utah
The U.S. Department of Justice opened a federal civil rights investigation into sexual abuse of inmates in July
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