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.
Numerous correctional facilities nationwide report positive results after installing the VeroVision Mail Screener
From body cameras to healthcare access, the new year will bring key policy shifts to improve corrections operations
The increase would allow the Orleans Parish sheriff to raise the starting salary for deputies from $18.45 to $20 an hour, which is still less than the national average of $24 an hour
Despite first denying he was involved, the inmate later confessed to the killing on tape, prosecutors say
An estimated 850 officers paid their respects at CO Joe Parise’s funeral
The employee testified the inmate threatened her and told her he knew where she lived
CO Joe Parise’s funeral is planned for Tuesday at Fort Snelling
No staff injuries have been reported
The death of CO Joe Parise and an overall surge in violence at Minn. prisons have spurred the demand
Officer Joseph Parise was a 4-year veteran of the Minnesota Correctional Facility
Jerry Hooley, a prison counselor, was attacked and seriously injured by an inmate in 2016
Armando Gallegos, 56, was left with head injuries and a fractured vertebrae after the attack
An inmate punched an officer in the face, sparking a facility lockdown
Correctional officers need tactical boots that are ready to respond to all emergencies
Gifford Hunter, 30, was charged with murder, weapons possession and criminal use of a firearm
A 27-year-old off-duty correction officer waiting in a car at a red light in Queens early Friday was killed by a gunman who rode up on a motorcycle and opened fire
Sources say fight could be related to gang activity at nearby prison
Federal, state and private funding sources are available for peer support and other mental health and wellness programs within your agency
The officer’s injuries are not life threatening, DOC says
In the last 14 months, 8 inmates have died while in custody at the Spokane County Jail
As many as 934 inmates and 119 staff at Ridgeland Correctional Institution will stay behind
Southern West Virginia has been battling an outbreak of Hepatitis A that began in San Diego and has landed in the Charleston-Huntington area
TDCJ reports that the correctional officer turnover rate for the fiscal year 2017 was 28 percent, the highest it has been in recent history
Since implementing this model, VADOC has recorded the lowest rate of offender recidivism among 45 states that produce three-year recidivism rates for felons
Toxicology tests confirmed the presence of synthetic cannabinoids in “multiple” employees and that inmate overdoses have been caused by those drugs and other illegal substances
The inmates were ordered to stay in their cells but left the cells anyway, entered the gallery and refused to return
COs found the weapons hidden in the inmates’ pants and shoe
Fentanyl and K2 are on the rise in our prisons and jails
Staff demand additional cameras in the workshops after Officer Joseph Gomm’s death in July
New prison protections will include use of drones, no more mail delivery
Officials suspect smuggled synthetic marijuana, a clear, odorless chemical, is to blame
A fight broke out Sunday night at the Hardeman County Correctional Center in Whiteville
Officials say nine COs and two medical personnel have been sickened since about 10 p.m. Sunday by some kind of odor or substance
