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.
Authorities moved 320 inmates as Huntsville firefighters battled a fire at the Walls Prison Unit
The CO was shot twice in the leg and the would-be carjacker was shot in the back and leg
Even after $100M in recent funding more is needed to increase pay to reduce chronic staffing shortages and make overdue repairs
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
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