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.
Editorial board believes sweltering conditions are contributing to a high quit rate among prison guards
The correction officer involved in the incident was hospitalized and is now at home recovering from her injuries
Panelists review the training required for officers to manage custody transitions, as well as highlight strategies to improve safety during this process
Stun vest promises safety for court officials, attorneys and corrections officers
Prison system officials in Hawaii are hoping to stymie an overwhelming number of sick leave calls by hiring more people and looking into a video visitation system
An inmate undergoing a routine pat down is now facing a charge of first degree assault when the CO performing the pat down was pricked by a needle hidden in the inmate’s clothing
One received 15 wounds to the front, back and head, but none were life threatening
Increased risk cited as reason for change
Inmate Jose Pacheco allegedly wrote a threatening letter to an officer who recognized his handwriting
Judge added two life terms plus 60 years to sentence of inmate who stabbed two people while escaping from a road crew
Gang fight leaves 1 inmate dead, 7 injured
Officer sustained injuries to his eye and cheek area, and has since been treated and released from hospital
In a three-paged letter to AG Eric Holder, Governor Rick Perry outlined the reasons why he would not be holding the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to PREA standards
‘Stand your ground’ law says people can use deadly force and do not have a duty to retreat if they think it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm
Allegedly assaulted a corrections officer and bit the officer’s arm
Union president: “Corrections officers are getting hurt because of the understaffing, and some are getting hurt badly”
Prison officials said an inmate with ties to a notorious gang threatened to attack and kill a correctional officer
About 15 violent jailbirds pummeled the unidentified victim inside the Anna M. Kross Center on Saturday
Included high-powered rifles, sniper rifles with scopes, night vision equipment and hundreds of rounds of ammunition
Added to Inmate Guy Cheers’ life sentence
Inmates complained of ill effects from carbon monoxide
Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said a month long training course at the jail will help keep guards and inmates safe
Richard Crawford, 45, pleaded in Allegany County Circuit Court to one count of first-degree assault of a correctional officer
Another bill for worker’s comp for hypertension, heart disease also failed
It is always better to over-exaggerate safety then to fall short
23 incidents in the first two months of this year put Long Creek on a troubling pace for almost 140 attacks in 2014
Federal judge reserved decision Friday on a motion by Jefferson County to have a $9 million job discrimination lawsuit brought by a county corrections officer dismissed
What happens when those lines cross over into your personal life and things spiral out of control?
Family and friends gathered at the Columbia County Corrections Institution to honor Stg. Ruben Thomas
Christopher Anello, 28, of Norwalk, was charged Tuesday with second-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace
Tried to run over two employees in the jail parking lot in 2009
Warden of the Maine State Prison says the death of an inmate there has upset both staff and other inmates, but also says the prison is safer than it was a year ago
State’s dignitaries gathered at the Fallen Officers Memorial at Territorial Prison to commemorate Tom Clements