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.
Officers who don’t wear body armor regularly are three to four times more likely to suffer a fatal injury from a torso shot than officers who routinely wear body armor; here’s what you need to consider when making a purchase
Inmates are given orders by staff, not requests; doing so can allow the inmate to think they’re performing a favor, and might try to goad the officer into doing a favor in return
Battery occurred around 4 p.m. in E-Dorm of the facility’s central unit
New ‘use of force’ policy that requires them to use chemical agents before any other restraint method
Very few facilities have the resources needed to help correctional officers cope with the stresses of their jobs; why isn’t more being done?
Using force inside a prison or jail is different than applying it in the field; here’s what you need to know to keep yourself and your job safe
We need to go deeper into this issue — to not just address the existence of bullying — but to offer real suggestions to combat it at the source
Do you know your own personal triggers well enough to control them during an incident?
An officer has been hospitalized after being kicked and punched by an inmate at the Fort Dodge prison
The officer was unharmed and no bullets were found, leaving police to determine if the shot fired was a blank
All three letters came from the Adult Correctional Institution, were anonymous and were dropped into a mailbox accessible to more than 1,000 medium security inmates
It’s time to recognize that protections for correctional officers make prisons safer for everyone
“I will pursue criminal charges to the fullest on these types of actions on officers or any members of my staff,” Daniel Keen, director of corrections, said
Corrections officers are part of the united blue family; don’t isolate them
Eight correctional officers and six detainees were injured late Sunday night after a melee at a facility that recently absorbed the detainees from the closed Baltimore City Detention Center
Attack occurred Monday after the officer ordered the inmate to stand for a search
The officer, whose name was not released, has been treated and is back on the job, minus the two teeth
With drugs like Bath Salts, Spice, Flakka, Mephedrone and others, the landscape of drug use is becoming more and more cluttered
The inmate punched and kicked officers when they tried to take his blanket after he refused orders to stop covering his head
Two anonymous letters sent from a state prison threatened to kill three corrections officers and other staff
The Social Security Numbers were included in documents that were not redacted before being released in response to a private citizen’s Freedom of Information Act Request
Stated in a letter he intended to kill the man so he could be moved out of Kansas to solitary confinement in another state
Inmate initially attacked one staffer in the dining hall, struck two more when they attempted to help
Pepper spray used during the incident with a combative inmate may have played a role in the officer’s death
New Mexico correctional officers protested on Tuesday, saying that long hours, poor working conditions and low pay are contributing to an unsafe environment for prison staff
Law states that a homeowner can use deadly force against a threat inside their home
Change is not only inevitable, it’s also the path to growth; here’s why corrections needs to embrace and celebrate change within its ranks
Three inmates have been charged in relation to an April riot at Houtzdale state prison that injured five corrections officers and resulted in the facility being locked down
The department says it is investigating the breach and reviewing procedures to prevent a repeat
It wasn’t until he was placed through a body scanner that the firearm was noticed
