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.
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.
Federal prosecutors allege the Augusta State Medical Prison officers left a mentally ill inmate in a smoke-filled cell for hours, leading to his death in 2020
The former SCI-Forest CO is accused of performing sex acts on three inmates and accessing life-sentenced prisoners’ personal data for a fraud scheme
As of Nov. 1, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision reported 1,231 assaults on staff
Charles Daniels said he filed whistleblower and hostile work environment complaints before resigning
The judge said inmates were exposed to “mental torture” and deprived of adequate mental healthcare
The governor granted another temporary reprieve to death row inmate Richard Glossip, pushing his scheduled execution back until February 2023
The CO suffered a broken eye socket and other injuries; the CO union continues to argue against a bill to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails
Arrestee claims it was improper to use a K-9 to assist in a cell extraction because as a patrol dog, it was not trained or certified in forced cell extraction
Wendell M. France Sr., an experienced corrections administrator, has 120 days to draft a reform plan
The filing argues that the federal government’s refusal to surrender John Hanson usurps the state’s authority
Enrique Chavez was the fifth employee at the Dublin prison to be charged with sexual abuse of inmates since June 2021
In September, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff introduced legislation to overhaul federal prison oversight following an investigation into the prison
The decree, which ordered the jail to improve its conditions, stemmed from a 2011 class action lawsuit
Inmates claim ADOC has reduced their food and access to medicine, citing “worsening life-threatening conditions”
“If I punch any one of you in your face and break your orbital, you’re not coming to work the next day. That’s our reality every single day,” a CO official said
Colette Peters wants to change hiring practices to find candidates who want to “change hearts and minds”
Tanya Suarez had sued the county alleging jail staff failed to protect her from harming herself after she was arrested
Benjamin Cole, sentenced to death for killing his 9-month-old daughter, will receive a lethal injection on Thursday
The prisons are resuming regular meal service, regular inmate movement, and inmate programs, the ADOC said
Smith claimed that Alabama’s lethal injection protocol violated the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment in the Eighth Amendment
The committee is the first of its kind within the SDNY and follows one created in Washington, D.C.
Prosecutors informed defense attorneys for Sheila Keen Warren on Wednesday that they had found a “clown sighting file” which prosecutors said they didn’t have
A federal grand jury in April 2021 indicted Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, saying he punished detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours
Armor Correctional Health Services Inc. was charged in 2018 with felony abuse of residents of a penal facility in the death of Terrill Thomas
Investigation cited a failure to release information, as required by law, about incriminating statements gathered by informants to lawyers for the accused
Murray Hooper will die by lethal injection or gas in an execution scheduled for Nov. 16
A federal grand jury in April 2021 indicted Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, saying he violated the civil rights of four people in his custody
the Southern Regional Jail has been the “subject of many questions and concerns” since March 2022
Sergeant found not liable after breaking inmate’s arm with a baton to end a violent struggle with officers
As part of the jail’s focus on preventing recidivism, researchers are examining racial inequities in jail policies, practices and culture
The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the ruling rejecting the appeal from inmate Andre Thomas, who killed his estranged wife and two children in 2004
A state investigation found that jailers failed to check on Dean Stewart, 50, three times in the 24 hours leading up to his death
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