Valentino Rodriguez Jr. was "throwing up all the time at work and hyperventilating" from depression and PTSD
Prisons and jails will not be allowed to hold inmates in solitary confinement for more than 15 consecutive days
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If signed, the measure will limit any form of isolation exceeding 15 days and ban solitary confinement for vulnerable populations altogether
A crowd-sourced educational stress management experience with Mike Taigman and Angela Leath for cops, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, 911 telecommunicators and correctional officers
Reach out your hand to others, and do not slap their hands away
Correction Officers' Benevolent Association president Benny Boscio called the move "a recipe for disaster"
The death penalty would be blocked for people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder or delusional disorder
Dr. Nikki Johnson is the Denver Sheriff Department’s first chief of mental health services and is charged with improving in-custody mental health services
The screening of inmates is possibly one of the most important assessments conducted in correctional settings
Like any special ops team, a law enforcement peer support team has a mission to fulfill
The first 72 hours of custody is a critical period for those inmates who may be vulnerable to a suicide attempt
If we let stress eat at us, simmering with negative thoughts and anger, we can burn out
It's indefinite now, but under the new legislation the maximum would be 15 days
Burnout is not a cliché. There is a lot behind the word — and correctional officers, from the newbies to the veterans, should know more about it
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It is possible to be humane toward offenders while focusing on maintaining safety, leading to increased career satisfaction
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