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.
“I’m not pointing fingers here at anybody; I’m just asking the question ‘why,’” Chief McManus said
The deputies were let go “involving job performance on July 10, 2023,” when an inmate used handcuffs to strangle Deputy John Durm, the sheriff’s office said
Jose Luis Acevedo, 39, wrote about the attack, “I was under the influence of a drug I had not taken before”
State agency said it plans to use gymnasiums at six more prisons to bunk inmates
Convicted of two counts of felonious assault and two counts of having a deadly weapon inside a detention facility
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections is going high tech to handle some of the most violent confrontations
Sentence was maximum possible under state sentencing guidelines
Other indicators of inmate violence, such as serious assaults on staff members or other inmates, have fallen sharply since 2007
CO noticed a bulge in one of the inmate’s socks and initiated a pat down
The officer was taken to a hospital for treatment
Utilized eyeglasses in his attack
Part one of a three-part series
Hanif A. Chamber, 31, is guilty of aggravated harassment by prisoner
Authorities say 24-year-old Charles Clark is HIV-positive
Gov. realized that the money was not going to prisoners, but to keep COs safe
Hykeem Tucker was charged with murder and weapons offenses in the Nov. 11 death of Carl Batie
The attack sent a female corrections officer and a female food service worker to the hospital
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