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.
Queens prosecutors hope surveillance footage will generate leads in the fatal shooting of off-duty Corrections Officer John Jeff, who was ambushed in 2020
Prosecutors said corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility attacked Robert Brooks while he was handcuffed, leading to his death the next day
The $500 million plan includes closing the 127-year-old Green Bay prison, shifting security levels and expanding early release programs
The truck was unlocked with keys inside, along with a jail uniform and badge, according to the sheriff’s office
Harris County Deputy Roxyann Allee was killed Sept. 30, 1991, after being abducted from the parking lot of a local mall
Interim Superintendent Bob McCabe said he’s pushing jail staffers for more transparency and improved operations — and said he welcomes a possible DOJ investigation
Walter Shade’s death comes just days after a prisoner died after being treated for alcohol withdrawal
Police believe alleged incidents occurred around February
Agents served the arrest warrant for Olivia Cruz at the Sandoval County jail, where she was being held on unrelated charges
DOC refused for nearly six months to allow state’s workplace safety agency to inspect a prison where a female CO was sexually assaulted
Correctional officer Eric Williams was killed three years ago at United States Penitentiary at Canaan
Lowell Correctional Institution for women has made controversial headlines time and time again
A video of the 26-year-old soldier after he was taken from his cell show him telling jailers at least 14 times that he couldn’t breathe while being restrained
A police review board previously found the officers’ actions justified
Bland was arrested after a traffic stop then was found dead in her cell three days later
A sign taped to the front door said the showroom was closed due to unforeseen circumstances
Authorities have refused to provide details about what led up to the death of the inmate
Warden who oversaw a botched execution in 2014 and a second lethal injection this year in which an inmate was given the wrong drugs is retiring
Quonta Howard, 35, died about 6 a.m. Tuesday at Charlotte Correctional Institution in Punta Gorda
Suspect approached a group of men standing near their motorcycles and demanded they hand over their keys
An inmate who fled Dade Correctional Friday remained on the lam on Saturday night
Case was highlighted in a Monday report by the U.S. attorney condemning brutality against adolescents
Prisons Director Gary Mohr said that his agency accepts shared responsibility with meal contractor Aramark Correctional Services for conditions that have spawned maggots
Derrick Antonio Daniels faces five official misconduct charges
Tisha Ann Brunell, 45, faced a term of two to 100 years or life imprisonment for each of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent
An inmate awaiting trial for numerous charges was able smuggle a weapon into Newburyport District Court and use it to harm herself Tuesday morning
More than 90 percent of NYC jail inmates in solitary confinement aren’t getting their legally mandated one hour of daily recreation
The report of maggots was the second in the Marysville prison and the eighth confirmed case in a state prison this year
CO was fired a year ago after he allowed his cousin to move in with him three months after being discharged from prison
An inmate broke out of a Sonoma County jail over the weekend only to return a day later
A nonprofit group on Monday accused the prosecutor in the case of an executed Texas man of trying to cover up a jailhouse informant’s recantation
The report recommended major reforms to almost every aspect of how young offenders are treated
The deaths bring the total open, in-custody state prison death cases under scrutiny to 10 — nine of them being handled by the FDLE
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