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.
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
The first CO was assaulted by the two inmates in the Jameson Annex; the second CO was attacked when they arrived to help their colleague
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
Required CO to get 14 stitches around his eye
Incident was the latest in a succession of dramas at the jail where staff have long complained they are not safe
Originally a repair center for major companies, Midwest Digital has morphed along with technology
We are under attack inside the walls and now outside of them as well
Jonathan Nurse pleaded guilty June 4 to a felony charge of assault on a corrections officer at the Franklin County jail in Farmington on Oct. 26, 2012
Nine inmates escaped as armed men stormed a prison, killing two correction officers Sunday
Was punched in the mouth by an inmate, required stitches
Reached to pick his .40-caliber Glock handgun out of its holster when it discharged
Attempted to gouge corrections officer’s eyes out
Officer suffered broken jaw, cuts to his face
Twenty-eight-year-old Carlos Green and 24-year-old Garrett Dumarce made their initial court appearances Thursday in Sioux Falls
Third home of a CO to be burglarized since beginning of the month
Occurred in a “special management area” away from genera jaill population
Correction officer was stabbed
Prison staff suffered injuries trying to subdue him
The inmate was subdued after a fight with a CO in which they struggled for his gun
Caught by surveillance cameras, the March 27 fight apparently erupts as three corrections officers gather lunch trays and another enters the room
Jonathan P. Thomas has been charged with aggravated assault after viciously attacking Officer Michael L. Shimp
On Friday, the Legislature’s budget committee will take up a bill that would provide a $1,541 payout from the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System to aid his family
Given an 8-year sentence
Vast majority of jail guards are honest, and they are entitled to a fair process
A local jury convicted Samuel Lee Foster on Thursday of assaulting an officer at Lancaster County Prison
One of two prisoners involved in a 2007 escape attempt where CO Susan Canfield was killed
Authorities say the jailer who was hurt has injuries not believed to be life-threatening
Correction officer Catlin Carithers was beaten to death during the May 20, 2012, riot at the privately run Adams County Correctional Facility
If convicted, he faces up to 27-and-a-half years in prison and $20,000 in fines
Squirted a liquid from a shampoo bottle into the officer’s eyes
Jury will now deliberate on sentencing for Byron Scherf