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.
Take advantage of the moments before an inmate loses control when you have the opportunity to divert that rage
If an officer suspects that he or she has located a stash house with possible illegal activity while conducting a field visit, it is best to be as discrete as possible
In addition to his corrections work, reserve officer Joseph Johnson volunteered as a firefighter and contributed to his community as a private security officer
Given an additional two years on top of his current 30 year sentence
Snohomish County agencies — including the sheriff, prosecutor and medical examiner’s offices — are asking the state to reimburse more than $900,000
Can no longer work due to prison assault, worker’s comp nearing its end
Jaclynn Rodriguez went face-to-face with inmate who tried to kill her
Charging that lax security at the prison caused her to be attacked and sexually assaulted by an inmate in September
Corrections Officer Shane Thomas has filed a suit claiming that as a result of the suspension, he continues to suffer professional and personal injuries
Inmate didn’t like the way the officer was talking to him “like a child”
Without warning, he grabbed the doctor by her hair and started choking her
“The problem is that Texas built prisons all over the place, in remote areas, where water problems and hiring are an issue”
Police and corrections personnel are now discovering what athletes have known for some time — the benefit of kinesiology taping
Jason Brous’ knife designs are ergonomic works of art which give the user a mechanical cutting advantage
CCA officials say the fight didn’t last long and was broken up by prison staff
Recent elimination of a special team geared toward keeping tabs on inmates is making the prison a more dangerous place to work
Male inmate escaped through a side door at the jail around 6:30 a.m. after overpowering a female corrections officer
Herbert Hilliard spoke to the Times-News of Cumberland to put a “face on the story” of assaults on corrections officers
Jorge Vargas, 27, was rushed to a hospital after the 4 a.m. attack and died a short time later
Judge acquitted Justin David Freland after ruling that the state had not met its burden of proof in the case
Sandra Coke, 50, last seen by family on August 4
Grabbed the deputy’s shirt collar and thrust the chain of his handcuffs up against the deputy’s throat
Inmate, at the jail on drug charges, was being transferred to the cell when he refused to enter it
Never noticed that some mandatory security posts went unstaffed or that some staffing reports were falsified to cover up the missing staff hours
Christian Rivera, accused of making third-degree terroristic threats, allegedly made a violent threat against the officer
Baltimore union officials say they will also demand officials resign after separate assault at city jail
Failed to return from a camping trip over the weekend
Eli S. Santos Jr. was charged with two counts of burglary stemming from an alleged break-in on July 14, just seven days after allegedly burglarizing a home
Police commissioner: “I am still trying to determine what impact, if any, this is having in assisting the Police Department in curtailing crime in the territory”
Inmate who performed attack wrote letter promising “body harm will be inflicted ASAP”
Jury found Justin David Freland guilty of second-degree assault for spitting in a jail employee’s face in February 2012.
Cite spike in gang violence against officers
Fourth attack on prison staff in five weeks