Officer Safety
Officer Safety is a critical concern within correctional facilities, focusing on protecting staff from physical harm and ensuring a secure working environment. This directory provides articles and resources on best practices, training, and equipment that enhance the safety of correctional officers. Understanding the importance of officer safety helps develop strategies to mitigate risks and respond effectively to threats. For further insights, explore our section on Defensive Tactics.
Roy Booth used a metal pole from the weight room at MCI-Shirley “to relentlessly beat” Corrections Officer Matthew Tidman from behind, the Middlesex District Attorney said
Legislators called for the governor to start routine tactical searches, ensure swift prosecution of inmate assaults and establish monthly meetings with the COs’ union
One Western Correctional Institution CO was taken to a hospital by ambulance and six additional COs went to the hospital on their own after their shifts
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The decision seeks to provide Lancaster County corrections officers additional rest to compensate them for working in hot, uncomfortable conditions
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Deputy Bradley McNew, who had just finished his shift, was shot after witnessing an armed man “violently throwing [a woman against a] vehicle” and trying to intervene
The weapon consisted of six sporks bound together with plastic wrap and an instant coffee wrapper; the Multnomah deputy was struck in the face but not severely injured
The current pace of change has left a dangerous situation in both adult and juvenile prisons across Maryland, employees and union leaders said
In March, COs transported an inmate to a Boise hospital for treatment of self-inflicted injuries; Nicholas Umphenour ambushed the COs from behind, wounding two
This review of the assault of officers at a maximum-security facility in Massachusetts offers vital lessons for preventing future attacks on correctional officers by inmates
The inmate, a confirmed MS-13 gang member, is one of four inmates charged with killing K-9 Rivan and assaulting a corrections officer at Sussex I State Prison
Each Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center inmate was charged with mayhem, armed assault to murder and assault to murder
The conflict between the union and the DOC comes after multiple inmates stabbed two COs and injured three others in an attack at Souza-Baranowski prison
A lawyer argued the city should be held in contempt as Rikers Island is “more violent and less safe” than when reforms began in 2015
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The Massachusetts DOC has increased resources inside Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, including adding “specialized staff” to day and evening shifts
During a pilot program with COs wearing body cams, ODOC reported a 40% drop in serious incidents and a 60% reduction in PREA allegations
Five Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center COs were injured in the attack by multiple inmates; one CO was stabbed 12 times and suffered a punctured lung
Staffing at MDC Brooklyn, where Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits trial, has increased by about 20%; before the hiring surge, the facility was operating around 55% of full staffing
In addition to a lack of training, the union said the facilities at High Desert are not able to safely house maximum custody inmates without putting COs at “unnecessary risk”
Recent investigations into other incidents at Stillwater identified the presence of MDMB-4en-PINACA, which had been soaked into paper and dried, the Minnesoda DOC said
While conducting rounds, a group of inmates stabbed two Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center COs, one 12 times in the back and another in the back and head
The Morgan County Jail inmate was moved to the rec yard while the cell’s sprinkler was getting fixed; while being taken back to his cell, he “violently struck” a CO in the head
The Limestone County inmate allegedly shoved the CO into a cell, struck him and tried to choke him with the CO’s radio microphone cord
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“There is no deterrent anymore for bad behavior in our prison system and it cannot be any more evident than in unprovoked attacks like this,” the union’s president said
While conducting searches at Menard Correctional Center, TACT team officers uncovered synthetic cannabinoids and at least one instance of fentanyl within the facility
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