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Massive Fla. drug trafficking operation reveals drone was used to try to drop contraband into prison
During the operation, law enforcement, working with prison authorities, successfully thwarted a murder-for-hire plot targeting an inmate
A federal judge found Georgia DOC officials willfully disregarded requirements to improve deplorable conditions inside the high-security Special Management Unit prison
The shooting at the Correctional Training Academy killed 43-year-old Corrections Lt. Rodney Osborne
The former CO created a digital token he called Blazar Token and marketed it to police, fire personnel, EMTs and other first responders with the promise that it would supplement their pension plan
The inmate was sentenced to die for the 1999 beating death of Daisy Hallum, 70, and to life without parole for the shotgun slaying of her son, Sam Hallum, 38
Nakie Nunley pleaded guilty last year to four counts of sexual abuse of a ward and five lesser felonies of abusive sexual contact of five women
The former Dade Correctional CO was found guilty of second-degree murder
Auditors added “reliance on unsupported software increases risk over the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information in the department’s custody. There appears to be a lack of management oversight”
Until September 2022, COs with religious exemptions could have beards up to an inch; CDCR then mandated reapplication for these exemptions to ensure masks fit properly
In a February memo, the probation department announced plans to redeploy 250 field officers on 60-day rotations to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall and the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility
The city’s briefing comes in response to a filing that urged a judge to appoint an outside official to run the system due to an increase in jail violence despite a smaller population compared to eight years ago
A psychologist specializing in forensic evaluations said the department at the Twin Towers jail discriminated and retaliated against her over several years while she worked there
The mayor said the cop had worked for the Pearl Police Department for about six months after having worked at other law enforcement agencies in the Jackson area
The inmate is accused of attacking Sgt. Mark Baserman, 60, in a housing unit’s day room at SCI-Somerset on Feb. 15, 2018
Improving staffing at Georgia’s prisons is one of the biggest challenges facing the system; A senator said it was important to study the staffing issue and come up with solutions to attract qualified COs
Employees at the Jessup Correctional Institution were only being paid for their scheduled shifts rather than when they clocked in and out
Cuyahoga County officials agreed to pay $175,000 to settle the lawsuit and agreed to make policy and procedural changes as part of the agreement
Attorney General Russell Coleman said that the families of victims deserve “justice” via these executions
The court determines if liability falls to jail staff members in a recent case involving an inmate suicide
The suit itself stated that the George W. Hill Correctional Facility warden “systematically targeted roughly sixty-eight (68) individuals who they terminated absent any notice, hearing, charge or due process whatsoever”
The new methods, including electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia, are approved to be used on the state’s nearly 60 death row inmates starting July 1
The inmate, who was returning from furlough, was the first person the jail’s body scanner was used on
“When the criminal charges were dismissed, plaintiff should have been returned to work. However, she remained out of work with no notice from (jail) personnel to return to work,” the suit says
The governor also signed bills that eliminate parole for adults who commit crimes after Aug. 1 and dramatically cut the availability of good behavior credits in prison
“The inmates and dogs get along great. The program not only helps clear a local shelter, but it also gives the inmates a sense of purpose,” FCI Terre Haute said
The former Staton Correctional Facility sergeant was convicted by a jury of deprivation of rights under color of law, falsification of records and obstruction of justice
The state Commission of Correction ruled the inmate’s death was caused by jail deputies who improperly restrained him and asphyxiated him after tying a “spit mask” around his neck and putting a pillowcase over his head
The inmate was being transported back to the correctional center when he created a disturbance in the back of a cruiser; when the deputy checked on him, he pepper sprayed the deputy
The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office received K-9 Mary from a program called Puppies Behind Bars, a program that trains inmates to raise puppies that are sent to law enforcement agencies, first responders and wounded veterans
Some of the proposed legislation would make all state prisoners serve 85% of their sentences before they’re eligible for early release as a reward for good behavior
The defendants failed to maintain proper safety procedures and policies and did not provide the number of necessary corrections officers to maintain order in the cellblock, records state
Body camera footage shows the suspect being escorted by multiple officers who were preparing to search him outside of his cell; the video showed the suspect turning to the right and spitting in the face of one of the COs
One corrections officer said they were threatened by an inmate, later finding a note with a home address for an administrative staff member at their jail
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