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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The Massachusetts DOC has increased resources inside Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, including adding “specialized staff” to day and evening shifts
During a pilot program with COs wearing body cams, ODOC reported a 40% drop in serious incidents and a 60% reduction in PREA allegations
North Carolina’s understaffed prisons remain a dangerous place for employees six months after the escape attempt
Assaults against staff at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights rose 81 percent from 2013 to 2017
Two officers were placing Joshua Cross back into his cell when the inmate grabbed the TASER
When a crime occurs in a jail or prison setting, correctional officers face many challenges preserving the scene
In this episode of Tier Talk, defensive tactics instructors Michael Wolhfert and Andre Tosada demonstrate how to search an unsecured inmate
The four officers have been treated and released
The CO says she fell while responding to a fight between inmates, causing her to subsequently lose her child
Donnie Rowe and another inmate are charged with killing COs Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue while escaping from a prison transfer bus
Before the deadly riot, state officials knew they didn’t have enough staff to secure South Carolina’s prisons
Whether you tell your spouse or significant other a little or a lot about your work, the one secret you can’t keep is how stressed you are
Two COs and eight inmates were killed when a state prison bus and freight train collided on Jan. 14, 2015
Officer Matthew Matthias is in stable condition while being treated for 32 stab wounds and numerous internal injuries sustained in a February attack
On the job training can create problems when recruits are not first trained in the academy
The CO was reportedly stabbed and suffered heavy bleeding after responding to an inmate fight
The court said Willie Russell must be re-evaluated to see if he’s too intellectually disabled for the death penalty
Enoch D. Hall was sentenced to die for beating, strangling and stabbing corrections officer Donna Fitzgeral in 2008
“You go to work every day wondering if you’re going to come home,” one of the injured officers said
Miguel Alonso Contreras-Perez admitted he killed Sgt. Mary Ricard and tried to kill two other COs in order to “boost” his body count to at least three
Investigators cited the state prison system for failing to eliminate hazards “likely to cause death or serious injury”
Ideologies and managerial qualms have surfaced that impact corrections and, in my opinion, have caused severe damage
Sgt. Jerry Haddock leaves behind a wife, who also works in law enforcement, and three teenage daughters
The inmate reportedly placed a metal object to the throat of a CO and ordered the officer to unshackle him
The officer was treated at a hospital but the injuries were not life-threatening
Richard Heldreth said the inmate’s death is part of a “very disturbing trend with increases in drugs and weapons being found at the complex”
The inmate took pulled a plastic squeeze bottle from his underwear and sprayed the CO with a mixture of urine and cleaning solution
Officer Joe Peterson wrestled with alcoholism and the stresses of life as a police officer, a sometimes combustible combination
The changes come after an employee said the previous “flawed” policy resulted in the rise of attacks on COs in the state’s prisons
Sgt. Jerry Haddock had just finished his workout when he collapsed near his car
William A. Cramer admitted he intended to kill the CO because he was friendly with black inmates
Michelle Findley filed a lawsuit in March 2016 contending that male co-workers used sexually derogatory terms toward her
