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.
For 60 days before the escape, Orleans Parish jail inmates jammed cell doors daily as officials now push for $15 million in security upgrades
The Allegheny County Jail officer was recorded holding a barbed wire bat and saying “I don’t give a [expletive], [racial slur]-beater” in a video posted online
The ex-Northern State Prison officer pleaded guilty to conspiracy and will lose his job, $6K in proceeds and the right to hold public office in N.J.
Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. said that jail officials are cooperating with the investigation and that millions have been spent on safety and security upgrades
Authorities have released video of a police interview with “Bob Evans” in the hopes it might provide tips to identify him and possible New Hampshire victims
James Robert Young Jr. had been out on parole for less than 10 months when he was fatally wounded after breaking into a woman’s home
Todd Kohlhepp pleaded guilty two weeks ago to avoid the death penalty and was sentenced to life in prison
Questions were raised in a court case about whether Arkansas improperly used a doctor’s name and license to purchase one of the drugs
On suicide watch at the jail, Tywon Salters’ previous behavior showed he’d seek opportunities to escape custody, according to the lawsuit
Witnesses said that the suspect fired a gun at pursuing troopers during the pursuit
Police say a struggle ensued between Wesley Correa-Carmenaty and the deputies, and that Correa-Carmenaty managed to grab one’s gun
The officers’ conditions are unknown
Prison officials say this is the second staff suicide in three years
The officer was arguing with her ex-boyfriend before she opened fire
Commish Joseph Ponte spent 90 days out of the city last year amid violence problems at the Rikers Island jail complex
The governor said he does not think Arkansas needs to change its execution protocol, citing court rulings that have upheld the use of the sedative midazolam
Sgt. Megan Lee Callahan died following the incident at Bertie Correctional Institution in Windsor
Shayanna Jenkins has filed a lawsuit against the DOC seeking to keep officials from destroying evidence so that the family can conduct an independent investigation
Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said all four inmates were killed within 30 minutes
An Ohio man set for trial this week for an arson fire that killed a girl he allegedly raped and her grandparents jumped to his death from a fourth-floor balcony at a courthouse
Denver Simmons and Jacob Philip lured the four inmates into a cell then worked together to attack and choke them
DOC Director Bryan Stirling did not say how they died or release any further information
The government’s prosecutors are threatening to bail out of Ken Paxton’s case unless they get paid
Spokeswoman JoEllen Smith said the agency is looking into identity theft monitoring services for the affected inmates
Police agencies across the country would likely solve cold cases if they entered finger and palm prints from older crimes into an upgraded national database
The new bill would make officers at the facility mandatory child abuse reporters
Prison officials say the killings aren’t related
Inmates staged a “dry run” protest to gauge the response of prison officials two weeks before the deadly uprising
The fight had to be broken up by multiple people
Officials have said the review will examine the immediate and underlying causes of the inmate uprising where four DOC staffers were held hostage and one was killed
The inmate attempted to write “God, please help me” on the jail walls in her own blood
The video shows five men standing inside a prison cell as they pledged loyalty to the notorious drug lord
Some employees claimed they were retaliated against when they reported problems
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