Legal
Legal issues in the correctional system encompass various topics, including inmate rights, staff conduct, and compliance with state and federal laws. This directory offers articles and resources on the legal aspects of correctional facility operations, helping staff stay informed about the regulations and policies that govern their work. Understanding legal responsibilities is essential for minimizing liability and ensuring facilities operate within the law. For more information, explore our section on Corrections Policies.
Samuel Blake English IV now faces a terroristic threat charge in Morgan County after allegedly threatening a judge following a video court appearance
Two Georgia residents and one inmate received multi-year sentences after a drone carrying 38 grams of meth crashed during the attempt
A judge will decide whether Franklin County Sheriff Raymond defied court orders by seizing 50 jail weapons during the county’s abrupt push to assume control
U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on Friday rejected 57-year-old Robert Foley’s claims that state sabotaged the attempts to find a hospital and surgeon
A disability organization says the state ignored the systemic abuse — some of it deadly — of mentally ill inmates at the Dade prison
DOC senior inspector was demoted, then reinstated some five hours after the Miami Herald inquired about the move
Kevin Phillip was held in solitary through several Fridays in 2011, and was not allowed to attend Muslim prayer service
Comments from the prosecution led an appeal panel to overturn a murder conviction
Female corrections officer who sued Ulster County for what she said was a hostile work environment has been awarded $400,000 by a federal court jury
Would let voters decide if they want to allow felons to automatically regain right to vote after end of their sentence
Suits say underfunding, overcrowding raise danger for officers and inmates
CO Sharon Hampton and others were sued by the family of slain inmate Donald Reed Jr. and the injured inmates on June 25, 2007
Spared on embarrassment of having to write her court-ordered apologies to every judge in the state on photos of herself in handcuffs
A former jail officer is suing York County officials over an alleged cover up of an inmate’s death
David Barajas denies killing a drunk driver in a fit of rage after his two sons were fatally struck in 2012 on a rural road in Southeast Texas
Mr. T said he understood his duty and said it’s not his style to shirk responsibilities
State settled lawsuit filed by inmate who claimed he faced retaliation after sticking up for other convicts at SCI Pittsburgh
Acquitted of trying to injure a CO, but says charge violates his constitutional rights
Maranda Addison sued for being fired over failing to report allegedly criminal activity
Inmate got a hold of laptop and used it to run his own Internet porn business from jail
Dominic Martin Montoya was convicted for the 2006 stabbing and beating death of a fellow inmate at the Doña Ana County Detention Center
Case was highlighted in a Monday report by the U.S. attorney condemning brutality against adolescents
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
A former Washington Department of Corrections officer is suing his employer for what he says were years of racially motivated verbal and physical abuse
40 prisoners have qualified for the Morgan County Jail’s new portion of its “Step-Down” program that allows qualifying inmates to attend church
An investigation proved corrections officers weren’t completing their rounds properly
No one on the Supreme Court objected publicly when the justices voted to let Arizona proceed with the execution of Joseph Wood
Requires COs to stop and consider alternatives to force as they get mentally ill inmates who are acting out to comply
Former inmate Anthony Waller is seeking $5 million in damages and asking the federal courts to take over supervision of the city jail system
The new policy says the DOC will notify next of kin, release information to the public and conduct an internal investigation into the cause
Holder said punishing criminals by using statistical predictions of future behavior can be unfair to minorities
Calculated through 2064, the total cost, officials estimated, would climb to about $10 million
He’s seeking $5.4 million to $8 million under Connecticut’s wrongful incarceration law