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 became “highly combative” while he was being escorted to the restroom, first pushing an armed jailer and then attempting to take his gun
Deputies were conducting “a security operation” at a holding center when an inmate punched a deputy, causing his head to hit a wall and metal bunk
Maintaining order involves more than just searching and counting inmates and performing inspections. It involves understanding your inmate population
Attack on CO was covered up by prison officials
William Blair, 23, of Fairport Road, apparently became combative when he was being changed out of his street clothes to his jail clothes
7 officers were assaulted by prisoners since Christmas Eve
Union officials say the officer may need surgery
Unidentified officer received significant facial injuries, including a broken nose, when he was assaulted by an inmate
A CO and another employee were taken to a hospital but later released
Convinced a hospital patient to release a hostage
Ohio prison restricts movements
Accused of the stabbing death of Sgt. Mary K. Ricard
Defense dropped efforts to have inmate declared incompetent to stand trial
Officers moved quickly to restrain him, as shown in the video
Charged with stabbing three officers with a shank
Incidents resulting in serious injuries to prison staff, primarily corrections officers, doubled
Found strangers in his apartment when returning home from grocery shopping
Began when an inmate became agitated during a frisk and assaulted a CO
Stun guns safer for the officers, inmates
Officer was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries
Union leader said more lawsuits are ahead as they try to stop inmates from using COs like “punching bags”
Became upset when he was denied “using the phone at his leisure”
Memorial is being built in wake of worry that Virginia is one of six states without a memorial to those who died in the line of duty
Miguel Contreras-Perez will be formally charged on January 29
Less than a dozen inmates were involved in the disturbance
CO suffered severe head wounds, nearly died, and likely will never return to work
The inmate had a previous record for assaulting a peace officer
Attorneys defending officials against a CO’s lawsuit acknowledge that a warden ordered her to stop shutting off movies showing sexual content to inmates
The two were on their way to extradite 3 from prison when a vehicle hit them head-on
Admitted stabbing the officer, but claimed to have no intention of killing him
Dog owner wants officer held responsible
Guilty of felony second-degree assault, determining the inmate attacked a CO in 2011 when the man attempted to search his cell
Lucas E. McDonald was killed when his vehicle went off the road and struck a tree