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.
Testing ruled out “narcotics or hazardous materials” as the cause for the illnesses
COs and other staff who responded to the call became ill, some violently, when they came near the affected inmates
The money, intended to hire new federal COs and retain current ones, could “save someone’s life or save them from serious injury”
Inmates in local prisons have approached guards to say they know their home addresses
Left CO with facial wounds that required stitches
“The assaults have been significant and severe in nature and I would say that the frequency has increased”
She lashed out at the female correction officer who was with her and pulled the officer’s hair, hitting her face in the process
The officer says he threatened to kill her and threw a cup of water on her uniform
Was adjusting belts in a restraint chair when inmate became unruly
Arrested on charges of first-degree assault on a correction employee and also on a charge of failure to submit to fingerprinting
Inmate asked, “Do you want to go at it?” before raising her fists
A cellblock at Waupun Correctional Institute was locked down for about five hours after officials say an inmate assaulted a prison officer
Food was being served Thursday when inmate came out of his solitary confinement cell holding two cups of bleach
Twenty-six-year-old Maurice Skillman is charged in the death of Carl Batie, a 27-year-old Willingboro resident who served in Mercer County
Goal was to have different speakers share some of their best practices to promote the health and wellness of COs
Corrections officers requested changes after on-duty injury
Episodes include one who injured a fellow inmate with a shank and apparently had detailed plans to stab two deputies
Lawsuit filed this week states that the officer was injured in a brawl with an inmate and left unable to work
It isn’t clear if they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol
Andrew Johnson was shot in the driveway of his Fla. home on December 1st
Richard Stahursky, 34, was convicted of assault on a corrections officer but acquitted of criminal threatening
Allegedly punched the CO in the head several times after being refused a dinner bag
All but one of the fights involved inmates allegedly assaulting other inmates
A number of inmates attacked three officers before being restrained by other staff members
No corrections staff members were injured in the melee
Prison officials are moving about 400 inmates to lockups throughout the state from the Ware Unit in Colorado City
Was fatally stabbed by an inmate in 1997
Office’s injuries were not serious, but the severity of the charge is required under law because the case involved harm to a law enforcement officer
That fact is causing some local correctional officers to fear for their lives
Officials added the name of Sgt. Mary K. Ricard to The Fallen Officer Memorial at Territorial Correctional Facility
Had been instructing inmate to move mattress when he threw a cup of urine on her
Texas houses facilities with 10,000 empty prison beds