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.
Sheriff: “My officers have a difficult job and should not be subjected to baseless complaints”
Detectives suspect the man, who kicked and spit at guards, was “grooming” a nurse by exchanging letters with her
Lack of staff and training impedes policy adherence in the facility, according to 162-page report by federal monitors
Correction officer Catlin Carithers was beaten to death during the May 20, 2012, riot at the privately run Adams County Correctional Facility in Natchez
Assaults by inmates on other inmates are up, and assaults by inmates on corrections officers have risen as well
Hit CO who was preparing him for an hour of recreation time
Officers were able to subdue the inmate before he was able to injure anybody else
A potential cause of violence at Georgia’s Hays State Prison is locks that don’t lock
Encouraging sleep in inmates creates a safer working environment
Kelly Needham struck up relationship with Martin Gower at HMP Hull
Violence feared when inmate lockdown ends
Inmate had reportedly suffered seizure, but attacked officers when they entered cell
Rachel Harris had part of right ear bitten off during scuffle with inmate, before other inmates ran assist
With the hires, the jail now has 25 part-time officers and 41 full-time officers, not counting the warden and several officers
CO Rachel Harris’s coworkers think its a bit strange that she’s demanding to return to work despite her injury
Jesse Con-ui was indicted four months to the day after CO Eric Williams was brutally murdered
Alex Cook had been scheduled for a jury trial on Monday morning, but decided instead to plead to at least some of the counts in three of the cases he was facing
Authorities could not find part of the ear and they believed inmate may have swallowed it
Two corrections officers died Saturday night after motorcycles they were riding struck vehicle
Police arrested Ariangel Iguaran for the accident that left Lawrence McGill’s 1997 purple Dodge Stratus crushed
Injured in face and abdomen while escorting inmates to breakfast
Father: “We need to find out who did this. I feel terrible about this. My son is a good kid.”
Other driver fled on foot after striking the CO’s vehicle
Assault at USP - Pollock continues alarming trend, union for federal prison officers says
Injuries included a fracture to the nose and head
Woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries to her head, a broken nose, and hemorrhaging behind her left eye
Brandon Holt, currently serving a life sentence for murder, assaulted a CO in 2012
“We’re here to celebrate the life of Gus,” said Sgt. Mike Hickman, a county corrections officer
Two of the five patients were in critical condition and flown to specialty hospitals in the Phoenix area
Jury decided CO had been retaliated against as she fought to retain her job as a parole and probation officer
Details of the alleged assault have not been released
Was driving a corrections van on Route 77 in Bridgeton to pick up a prisoner when he lost consciousness
Correctional Officer Agostino Fare’s cause of death was not disclosed