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 inmate left the CO unconscious and suffering from “severe facial lacerations,” union representatives said
“I am scared for my life, and the life of our officers who are asked to hand out these horrible meals,” an email to jail administrators said
While everyone is acutely aware of the risks necessitating court security and the liability implications of security failures, actual progress toward security remains highly variable
State police across the state held memorial services Wednesday morning to honor troopers killed in the line of duty
Family members could do nothing but close their eyes, plug their ears and wipe away tears, as killer sat expressionless
Severely wounded and taken to the hospital for emergency surgery
Left officer with puncture wounds and a cut to the leg
Jesse Con-ui is the suspect in the murder of CO Eric Williams
Convicted rapist already was serving a life sentence when he killed Jayme Biendl in January 2011 at the Washington state Reformatory in Monroe
Byron Scherf admitted that to killing 34-year-old Jayme Biendl inside the prison chapel shortly after the January 2011 murder
Many helped take down stabbing suspect
Second attack on an officer at a state Corrections facility in less than two weeks
David Czapiewski pleaded guilty to two counts of throwing or expelling bodily fluids
Stabbed twice with a lock attached to a laundry bag
Carlos Green is charged with one count of aggravated assault against a department of corrections employee
Beating put officer in hospital with head injuries
Attorney: “I don’t think it was unpredictable that he would be involved in something like this”
Are you going to get up, dust yourself off, and reclaim what is rightfully yours?
Kicked a door, which in turn struck an officer in the forehead
Saturday was the most recent, when Cpl. Zane Mathias was attacked by an inmate
Two officers were taken to the hospital, one for a possible facial fracture and the other for a possible broken hand
Officer: “Many times that I saw people who ended up with, whether it was a golf pencil in the throat from an inmate”
Pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and avoided facing the death penalty
Suffered a broken jaw and several cuts and lacerations to the head and remains under observation
Lockups become more dangerous after new system is put in place
No serious injuries were noted on either individual
Jabari Johnson earned 40 to 60 years added to his sentence
Corrections officer: “I am a target.”
Sgt. Gilbert Cortez and his dog Mattie died March 25 in the single-car rollover wreck
Stress for the correctional officer comes in many forms
Peggy Sylvester, 50, was on her way to work when her vehicle veered off the road
Stabbed his attackers with pocketknife he had sneaked in to protect himself
Lost medical-leave payments the same day a corrections official sent out email stating that they would take attacks seriously