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 disturbance at Collins Correctional Facility led to a lockdown as officials and union leaders warn of rising violence and understaffing
Corrections Officer Shamika Mitchell was struck from behind by an inmate in an unprovoked attack, leaving her hospitalized with a fractured orbital bone
The inmate sucker-punched the CO in the head from behind, causing serious injuries
After striking the deputy in the head and face with the phone, the inmate then tried to strangle the deputy with the phone cord
When the alarm is sounded, there is an impulse to drop everything and respond at warp speed, but there must be some type of structure to the response
As of Nov. 1, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision reported 1,231 assaults on staff
Stacy George, who ran for governor in 2014 and 2022, compared Alabama prisons to a “third world country with a concrete floor”
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Stacy Lee George, who worked at Limestone Correctional Facility for over a decade, said the public needs to know how dangerous conditions are in the prison
The CO suffered a broken eye socket and other injuries; the CO union continues to argue against a bill to ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails
Last summer, the unused building was opened to staff who were “commuting great distances” to sleep between shifts
The 28-year-old CO, with stab wounds to his head, was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition
A second officer who responded to the incident sustained minor injuries
Because we know how high the risk is for first responders, we must be diligent in detecting and preventing cardiac disease
“If I punch any one of you in your face and break your orbital, you’re not coming to work the next day. That’s our reality every single day,” a CO official said
Pay supplements will also be offered to the youth specialists and corrections officers who work in the Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility housing units
The four men stormed the cell of another inmate after detention center officer Shannon Cherise Burden remotely opened the cell doors
Prosecutors said the inmate targeted Tidman because he thought attacking an officer would get him back to a prison facility in Virginia
Tidman, 36, was reportedly attacked by an inmate of the MCI-Shirley medium-security prison with a metal weight to the head on Aug. 31
Council President Pernel Jones, Jr. called the actions “reckless fearmongering,” and said that the county has all the information it needs to move forward with a new jail
“You want this foot?,” the CO said she heard him say before he kicked her in the right side of the face
Consider these tips to update tactical team training and procedures for barricaded suspects and hostage rescue operations in your jurisdiction
They are meant for daily and critical decision-making and apply to officers, supervisors and managers in patrol and special operations
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
“This isn’t really about ‘transparency’ – it’s about advancing the anti-police narrative and making it easier for cop-haters to target individual police officers,” said NYPD union president Patrick Lynch
The officer had a pea-sized wound on his right neck an inch below his jaw, the affidavit said
Corrections officers, our protectors, need your interest, research and compassion just as much as the infamous predators and anonymous inmates they protect us from
COs were assaulted when they responded to a gang-related altercation between prisoners that occurred in an open area inside the facility
Roy Booth, 40, was charged with crimes including armed assault with intent to murder for the alleged attack on CO Matthew Tidman
Testimony came during a City Council hearing on a bill to ban solitary confinement at Rikers Island
Some jails have also increased the availability of Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses
Mass. CO Matthew Tidman remains hospitalized after inmate’s assault with 15-lb. barbell
Five inmates and two COs had a suspected fentanyl exposure at an Ohio jail
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