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.
The motive behind the abduction remains under investigation but Corrections Director Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah said one inmate demanded pizza
The inmate tackled former CO Andrew Ladd to the ground and struck Ladd while three more officers tried to pull the inmate off Ladd
Thomson Federal Prison has been placed on a lockdown since Aug. 1 after an inmate assaulted a staff member
Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, the co-chair of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, said that it is “gratifying” to see the changes in how inmates in solitary confinement are being treated
Underwent two spinal surgeries after a fight with an inmate in 2010
Convicted of five lesser felonies
A federal judge has heard from both sides in a case to determine if the South Dakota Department of Corrections is responsible for the murder of prison guard Ronald “RJ” Johnson
Locks allow inmates to leave their cells and move freely about the holding area
A corrections officer being held hostage by three inmates has been released unharmed
3 inmates are holding an unnamed CO hostage in a pod area, where they have sealed the doors shut
Expressed reluctance to endorse climate-controlled prisons Tuesday despite acknowledging that Texas lockups have become a growing repository for the mentally ill
The Oklahoma Legislature is considering giving these workers their first raise in eight years
SCI-Dallas resumed normal operations Monday following an inmate attack on a correctional officer last week
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An inmate is now facing charges of battery and disorderly conduct after throwing a bowl of hot Ramen noodles at a deputy and hitting him in the face
No word on how serious his injuries are
The two staff members were taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, where they were treated and released
The local Correction Officers of the Year are Waverly residents Allan Szoke at RCI and Richard McBee at CCI
A recent inspection of the Floyd County Jail revealed a number of facility issues need to be upgraded in order to prevent shutting down the facility
A con man already imprisoned in a collectible coin scam was sentenced to a life term on Monday for a bizarre, behind-bars plot to decapitate a judge and a prosecutor
An ACI prisoner returning from the yard took a swing at a correctional officer on Saturday
Two state senators called on corrections officials to answer for how prisoners in many cases were able to predict their own deaths
Allegedly asked COs if they wanted to fight, got a hold of a TASER and broke one officer’s nose
Judge David N. Hurd dismissed 21 claims in the lawsuit by Janice M. O’Dell, Ellisburg, but let six claims proceed
Officer Ricky Flores was 42 when the 24-foot jetboat he was in capsized
The union’s chief lobbyist, Ron Silver, called the Legislature’s treatment of correctional officers “intolerable, unjust and it might even be criminal”
A woman being booked on intoxication is now facing assault charges and eight years in jail for slapping a corrections officer in the face
Former CO honored for running into state penitentiary to help a fellow officer escape becoming a hostage
The prison has been on lockdown since Friday’s discovery of more than a dozen weapons along with gallons of homemade alcohol and juice and sugar used to make liquor
Corrections officers were forced to deploy pepper spray and fire a warning shot to break up an inmate altercation
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