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.
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Staff training on manipulation and improper relationships is key and must be constant and clear for all sworn and non-sworn staff
The union says DOCCS is ignoring safety concerns and the impact of firing 2,000 corrections officers after the strike
COVID-19 has spread widely in jails and prisons. What vaccine policy options do we have to arrest the spread?
The Corrections Department has tested the entire prison population for COVID-19 and asymptotic testing is also underway
An email alleges there have been multiple cases of COVID at the Okaloosa County Jail and that the county hasn’t been following CDC guidelines
The officer sustained six non-life threatening stab wounds to the hand, arm and side of the body; the K-9 needed surgery but was expected to live
The state prison system has been hit hard by the virus, with outbreaks in numerous facilities across the state
Ten months into the pandemic, Florida’s corrections department is one of the hardest-hit state agencies
The inmate attacked Elizabeth Easton with a “small piece of metal with a sharp point on one end”
IDOC is protecting staff and inmates by “implementing surveillance and outbreak mitigation testing strategies”
The virus is taking its toll on the staff and has required significant use of overtime to keep things running
Information on how the inmates were able to lock the CO in the cell was not made public
The COVID-19 vaccine is another risk mitigation tool, kind of like ”internal body armor”
An apparent contraband drop at Washington State Prison led to a deadly shootout involving a corrections officer
The blow knocked out several of the officer’s front teeth and sent him to the floor
Between mid-August and mid-October, the cumulative number of inmate infections more than tripled and total staff cases more than doubled
The inmate charged the CO, picked him up, drove him into the frame of a cell and began to punch him on the floor
The report called for COs and incarcerated people to receive early access to the COVID-19 vaccine
Doctors tried to save Dale Franquet Jr.'s right eye, but he eventually underwent surgery to remove it
Both COs and inmates allege that cases are still going undetected, and that inadequate testing and contact tracing is to blame
Dale Franquet Jr., who’s also a high school wrestling coach, was one of two prison staff members hurt by the inmate
The total cost of the purchases is $1.2 million; the state is using federal stimulus dollars to pay for the equipment
The number of staff cases rose by 241, from 1,720 to 1,961, over a nine-day period
The DOC has said it can’t legally force testing on staff; a labor lawyer said that’s not the case
“The department should have the same testing policy for staff that nursing homes do: all staff, twice a week,” one advocate said
The population reduction will allow the number of direct staffed posts to be decreased by eight per day
A state watchdog report claims corrections officials were slow, confused and ineffective in their response
Prison officials said the state has also maxed out on hospital bed capacity for inmates
Officials have been instructing wardens and other staff members to prepare to receive the vaccine within weeks
The inmate was in the custody of the corrections officer and out of the facility when the incident happened
At this crucial infection point we need ‘all of the community’ to help halt transmission in our corrections systems
