Off-Duty Safety

Mass. CO dies in Christmas Eve car accident after working overnight shift

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Ryan Gaudet was driving home when he crashed into a bridge abutment; he was 24

Off-duty Mich. corrections deputy shot, killed in Detroit

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Wayne County corrections officer Devante Jones was killed just hours after finishing his shift

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'We’re always the bad guys': NJ COs work a tough job without recognition, support

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According to a recent report, a lot more needs to be done to support the vast majority of COs who do their jobs well

Corrections officer honored for saving family from burning home

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“We’re trained at the academy to run towards danger, not away," said union VP Mike Gallagher

Police: 3 dead, including CO, in Fla. grad party shooting

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State corrections officials identified the officer who died as Tyleisha Taylor

'It was like jumping into a fireplace': How a CO and former EMT saved a driver engulfed in flames

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Daniel O'Beirne and Jordan Reed, two strangers with fire and EMS backgrounds, worked together to save a driver whose semi-truck struck a pole and burst into flames

Face masks: Here’s what cops, firefighters, medics and COs have to say about use, policy and effectiveness

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Nearly one-third of public safety personnel do not get a department-issued face mask, plus other key findings from nearly 4,000 survey responses

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Lawyers ask Mass. sheriffs to quarantine staff attending weekend rallies

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Defense attorneys have asked sheriffs in four counties to quarantine staff attending a planned political rally so they don't inadvertently infect inmates

LEOSA now includes Florida correctional officers

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Florida corrections officers are now permitted to carry concealed firearms nationwide, just as sworn law enforcement officers

How can I protect my family from COVID-19?

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When working from home isn’t an option: a checklist for reducing the risk of transmitting exposure after returning from a shift

Off-duty Ga. detention officer shot in head by stepdaughter

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Her 16-year-old stepdaughter has been arrested

Ga. to execute man later this month for 1996 killing of off-duty CO

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A man accused of killing an off-duty CO who had agreed to give him a ride outside a Walmart store is scheduled to be executed later this month

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