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.
Officials asked for more staff after a High Desert State inmate was fatally stabbed with a prison-made shank by another prisoner who escaped his separation cage
Both officers were treated and released from a local hospital
These offenders not only tarnish the reputation of honest officers but also the agencies they represent
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
CO Walter Sampson was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after the incident
If she hadn’t tucked her chin in a split second reaction to protect her throat, she would have died too
Between budget cuts and retention difficulties, the union claims the agency is 2,700 guards short and says understaffing is putting officers at heightened risk
Three Piqua men among five charged in disturbance
The corrections officer suffered multiple lacerations to the right side of his face and was taken to a hospital
Joanna Boston, 36, was booked into the Clallam County jail Tuesday for investigation of attempted theft of a motor vehicle, first-degree criminal trespass and third-degree theft
Grand jury rejects 3rd try at indictment in incident that ended officer’s career
Faces a death sentence for an attempted escape that ended in a CO’s death
Rate of hiring won’t keep pace with rate of attrition, making a dangerous work environment
Some doctors testified that the inmate believes he’s a member of Dutch royalty and that corrections officers are out to kill him
Expected to make full recovery
Stole the CO’s car during the escape
One of this year’s topics included an update to the state’s prison realignment plan, drop-out gangs and prison gangs
Are we “man” enough to do the job?
Pleaded guilty in connection with an incident in the jail that left one officer with a sprained back and another with a sprained ankle
“It was an assault on a correctional officer by another correctional officer, during the duty day with witnesses, with severe bodily injury”