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.
Sheriff: “We will not tolerate attacks on our officers. We will prosecute and we will seek justice.”
Union presses prison officials to make necessary repairs to ensure the N.C. federal prison is a safe working environment
Attackers in armored vehicles stormed the state prison on the US-Mexico border allowing at least 24 inmates to escape
For taxpayers, it means paying more than $15,000 to outfit him with a new set of prosthetic arms with rounded fingers that can’t be used as weapons
Suffered a broken eye socket, two black eyes and cuts to the face after being attacked by an inmate while conducting cell searches
Thirteen reported assaults on corrections officers have occurred at the prison so far this year
Major problem is the state is cutting important armed positions such as maximum security guards, compromising the safety of the public and other staff
Hundreds of law enforcement and corrections officers from across the country came to honor Sgt. Ricard
‘I know staff that are still working at Ark Valley I’ve talked to; they work in constant fear now’
The kitchen worker was identified as 55-year-old Sgt. Mary K. Ricard
A female kitchen staffer was killed and another was wounded Monday in the attack at the state prison
The guards were on a break outside the Winnipeg Remand Centre around 8:15 p.m. Saturday
Bit off the finger up to the second knuckle
Corrections officer was bruised and traumatized after the beating, which lasted about 10 minutes
A group of inmates using homemade knives forced the guard into a broom closet.
As important as body armor is to an officer’s survival, it is equally important to understand how that protective equipment functions
Was struck and killed as she crossed the street to the jail where she worked
The four are alleged to be involved in the stabbing of Officer Nathan Beauvais
The correctional officer and driver were treated at a hospital
The CO suffered a cut to his head in the attack
Authorities say the inmate used a weapon he made to slash and stab at 2 COs
Officer was able to get his gun out of his holster before he was shot, but authorities don’t know if he was able to fire
Here are some things to keep in mind besides the old clichés about keeping your head on a swivel, and remembering where you work
An officer was justified in shooting a woman who charged at police with knives after fatally stabbing her 4-year-old grandson, Buffalo’s police commissioner said
The officer, James DePalma, is out on medical leave indefinitely as a result of injuries sustained from the assault
Wayne “Cotton” Morgan was gunned down seven years ago by the wife of a career criminal during a desperate escape
Officer may have accidentally shot himself in head
Man with a history of DUI arrests was held on bail for the hit-and-run accident of CO Nikki Bostic-Jones
A suspect was in custody in Wednesday night’s hit-and-run death of a popular Cook County correctional officer
Officer died after a hit-and-run incident Wednesday night outside the county jail
A Michigan man who murdered at age 11 and has been in confinement for half his life avoided more time inside Tuesday when a judge ordered him to serve probation in an attack on a CO
The CO was rescued after a standoff of more than 6 hours involving about 100 COs and law enforcement
The man was sentenced to more than four years in prison for making the threats