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 rare lockdown in the nation’s largest prison system, which comes during a heat wave, is happening as officials ‘confront the root causes’ of drug contraband and violence
A heat illness prevention plan for the state’s 30 prisons includes increased access to water, ice, fans, portable cooling units
After calling for help CO Hanna Suite defended herself and was helped by other inmates
Officer: “If you’re not scared when you go to work, you’re not right”
Accused killer Curtis Brittingham was the intended target
Each lawsuit asks for $20,000
Union leaders said what happened to Officer Jonathan Quijano is just one example of the trouble in Miami-Dade County jails
Inmate Jessi Con-ui has been named in connection with the murder of CO Williams
Practice these three techniques to ensure you maintain the edge when an offender attacks
Suffered first-degree burns, which are considered minor
More than 100 officers filled in on night shifts, weekends and elsewhere to offset an officer shortage that has been running at more than 16 percent
Spitting, placing other bodily fluids or contents of toilet bowls on officers would be a felony
Using prayer to raise awareness about prison overcrowding
Will attempt to appeal on the grounds that “they got the wrong guy”
“Blames nobody for the death of Eric except the assailant who attacked him”
Officer had to deploy his stun gun to get inmate to release his finger
Being located in a town that houses almost 700 inmates at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institute, there is always the potential for a riot or other calamities
Tom Marino says the slaying of Corrections Officer Eric Williams should never have happened
Justice Department instituted a pilot program to arm corrections officers with pepper spray
Dr. Harry Dammer at the University of Scranton said CO Williams could easily have been a random target
Father: “I am really overwhelmed by all of these gestures people are making”
Corrections officer Robert Miller was shot in the heart and killed during an inmate escort
Lackawanna County Commissioner Pat O’Malley recalls the dangers of the position
At least 15 gunmen seized the guard watching the entrance of the prison
Matching prisoners’ security risks to the appropriate facility has become a never-ending task
Eric Williams, 34, was killed by an inmate who used a homemade weapon
Charged with assault with intent to murder, assault of a prison employee and escape from a jail through violence
Deputy stepped between two arguing juveniles and was struck in the face
Notice alleges that emergency personnel did not respond quickly enough to the shooting
Surveillance video shows the two suspects together with weapons
Greeted by family, friends and more than two dozen co-workers, as he stepped off the plane
Darvin McClought allegedly punched a corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the head and face multiple times