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.
“I’ve never seen another human being look at someone like that, he had this look in his eyes, like you’re not getting out of here if you have a pulse,’” CO Kristen Lonnborg said
This may be the year of correctional burnout
The closures are intended to “enhance public safety” and “increase efficiency” inside prisons, VADOC said
There is no shortage of proof that correctional officers are working fatigued — evidenced by the sometimes fatal errors that occur as a result
More than 150 shanks of varying sizes, tobacco, cellphones, cellphone chargers and an assortment of other contraband have been found on inmates or in their cells
Dozens of juvenile detainees at the Les Peters Juvenile Corrections Academy rioted around 12:30 a.m.
New video system will not be installed until February 2018
Dameyion Kennedy, who was convicted in 2012 of trying to kill a San Bernardino County deputy, was sentenced to 120 years to life in state prison
Stated that harsher punishments were needed for those who commit violence or murder against correctional officers
20-year-old inmate at the Mansion Youth Institution attacked a correction officer Wednesday, sending the officer to the hospital
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday unveiled additional details of his plan to curb violence at the problem-plagued Rikers Island jail complex
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Inmates in the A and C Blocks were confined to their cells Tuesday after a brawl broke out in the rec yard
The roughly 2,500 inmates and 500 staffers at the Lebanon Correctional Institution are living and working in a safer environment since Warden Ernie Moore took the helm, state officials say
BOP is expanding 2.5-year-old program to include workers at all 47 medium-security prisons and all five medical facilities
About 60 officers, wearing shirts that read ‘Equal Pay for Equal Risk,’ went to the offices of senators and representatives to state their cases for pay and staffing increases
The woman, whose name has been withheld, said she feared for her life when Raleek Young attacked her
Raleek Young, 27, already in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl
The incident “appears to be self-defense”
Officers are reporting a growing number of threats from prison gangs
A New York correctional facility was locked down for the last week after two inmates attacked officers
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Lt. Scott Travis suffered a heart attack after working the 2 p.m. to midnight shift Wednesday evening
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is calling for a congressional hearing about the safety risks facing the nation’s correctional officers
A correctional officer at the Pendleton Correctional Facility suffered head and facial injuries Friday when he was reportedly attacked by an inmate sentenced from Madison County
Joseph D. McLaughlin, 39, was booked last week, the sheriff’s office said
Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said his office purchased 30 Taser Axom cameras along with the support equipment for roughly $24,000
It would take 857 additional correctional officers to fully staff state prisons
Jordan Alexander Crooked Foot and Jeffrey Allen Daems were both charged with felony counts of assault on a peace officer and escape
Constant exposure to this criminal underworld instigates more officer turnover than any other factor
Staff shortages and inmate overcrowding are jeopardizing the safety of prison workers and that many of them are leaving because of employee burnout
“A female corrections officer ... she serves and watches over us and protects us and she has to deal with this? It’s not right”
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