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.
If you think there is any chance you’ll need backup, don’t be a hero
The inmate grabbed a knife and took a kitchen employee hostage; A detention officer was able to disarm the inmate quickly and took him back into custody
A correctional officer was “severely assaulted” by an intoxicated inmate and was left lying unconscious in a pool of blood suffering from “severe facial lacerations”
Responding officers found her on floor outside the room the inmate was in, unresponsive
Deputy Matthew Andrews faces felony charges that he aided in Sunday night’s escape of Felix Trujillo
Authorities arrested Thomas Guolee, 31, around 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Colorado Springs
Warden: “We have a great hole in our department today”
Case starting over from square one due to legal issues
“We spend a lot of time focusing on the mental health of our inmates, but not enough time focusing on the mental health of the people who are caring for them”
Deputies were attempting to transport inmate for sentence hearing
Body was found in hotel bathroom, shot in neck
Officer Timothy Norris, stabbed with a homemade ice pick, has been discharged from the hospital
Official: “Using interactive video conference technology will help us save money, operate more efficiently and improve security at the court”
Recovering, stabbed in the hip with homemade ice pick weapon
Lisa Clements said on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360" Thursday that being angry won’t bring back her husband
Wanted for questioning in the killing of Colorado Corrections Director Tom Clements
Search comes about two weeks after prison gang member Evan Ebel was killed in a shootout with Texas deputies
Officer Brandon Kountz, 26, suddenly collapsed on his way to help other officers with inmates
Benefited from series of errors in criminal justice system before he became suspect in the slaying of Colo.'s prisons chief and a pizza deliveryman
Victim, suspect identified; panel to review security
At this point, there’s a lot of circumstantial evidence to suggest that the prison gangs were involved in these killings
Dangers beyond workplace just part of the job in S.C.
Officials acknowledged previous felony conviction had been inaccurately recorded, release was a mistake
Rarn Pak stabbed Correction Officer Nathan Beauvais in the neck with a prison-made knife while the 28-year-old officer was making his rounds
Inmate James Davis was charged with 3 felony counts of aggravated harassment of an employee for allegedly throwing a cup of liquid containing bodily fluids on correction officers
Assault sends two to hospital; sheriff’s department mum on details
Two corrections officers entered cell block to take “corrective action” when inmate became combative
Corrections officer lost consciousness while being choked by inmate
Five years before Eric Williams was murdered, Jose Rivera was killed in a federal penitentiary
Former inmate Evan Ebel was killed following a chase and shootout in Texas last week
CPH is investigating why the vehicle suddenly veered off the road and rolled down an embankment
Punched officer in the eye after refusing to comply with orders to stay put