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.
Each Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center inmate was charged with mayhem, armed assault to murder and assault to murder
The conflict between the union and the DOC comes after multiple inmates stabbed two COs and injured three others in an attack at Souza-Baranowski prison
A lawyer argued the city should be held in contempt as Rikers Island is “more violent and less safe” than when reforms began in 2015
South Carolina’s 21 prisons have more than 600 employee vacancies but could really use 1,000 more COs, Corrections Department Director Bryan Stirling said
Officer Elijah Green, 21, was driving on a highway when he, for unknown reasons, lost control of the motorcycle
The ban on the boots comes in wake of the beating death of Sgt. Mark Baserman
The inmate was charged with attempted murder after attacking a CO, who suffered fractured bones in his face and lacerations to his forehead in the assault
Don Gorske, 64, says his cholesterol and blood pressure are normal
Officials there say they are treating the incident as an attempted homicide
These posters will do nothing but cause animosity and make frontline staff hesitant when use of force needs to be applied
COs at Iowa’s maximum-security prison use radios with alarms that do not work well during emergencies and poorly trained dogs that can attack staff rather than inmates
In the five-page lawsuit, Jamal Washington says the boots are needed for warmth in cold months
The $145 million jail was designed to encourage direct supervision, but the dream has never been achieved because of staffing shortages
Inmates at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center are teaming up with officers to combat drugs and violence at the prison
Officer Christopher M. Sotelo, 30, worked as a CO at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center since 2012
“This isn’t f---ing Ford Motors. This does nothing to reduce the violence in jails,” fumed Elias Husamudeen
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Inmate Paul Kendrick is accused of beating Sgt. Mark Baserman to death in February
Judge Timothy Kams called Thong Vang “a dangerous individual” who should never be free in society again
The CO is being credited for helping rescue a boy who was stuck underwater for almost eight minutes
How are pregnant officers assigned at your facility? Anthony Gangi discusses a recent lawsuit filed by a pregnant officer who says she lost her baby on the job
One officer was punched in the face several times and was momentarily knocked unconscious
A Nebraska agency has ordered state prison management to work with the CO union to transition a southeast prison from 12-hour to eight-hour shifts
Terrance J. Wilson had concealed a squeeze bottle with the urine/cleaning fluid cocktail in his underwear, used it to spray a CO in the face and then fled
Correctional facilities nationwide face the same challenges that led to the SC riots: understaffing, contraband cellphones and prison gangs
The expert said an inmate who stabbed a CO with a weapon he created from a toothbrush could have killed the officer
Sgt. Curtis Bernard Billue and Sgt. Christopher “Chris” Monica have once again been hailed heroes
The starting salary for COs in the state is $32,916, which is less than five other neighboring states
One officer sustained several injuries, including a broken nose, a concussion and a broken vertebrae in his back
The support that can come from the correctional officer’s primary relationship can be especially impactful
Vanessa Guerra, a medical assistant and former CO, is being credited for possibly saving the lives of two cops during an attack
The former CO said the prison where seven inmates were killed in a riot was understaffed, and the inmates were treated poorly
The EEOC has proposed the DOC create a new “victim advocate” position and step up its sexual harassment training
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