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.
Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams said his primary responsibility is to keep the Weld County Jail operational, and all other agency operations are secondary to this responsibility
The inmate punched the sergeant, causing her fractures to her facial bones and detaching her retina in her right eye
The inmate is accused of attacking Sgt. Mark Baserman, 60, in a housing unit’s day room at SCI-Somerset on Feb. 15, 2018
Difficulties can arise at various stages of a domestic violence investigation, from the likely possibility that the offender will be at the scene to the high rate of victim recantations
Attorneys for Jessie Con-ui filed motions seeking to bar a judge from allowing evidence in the murder trial
The altercation with a mentally ill inmate involved a deputy warden, captain and six COs
Reports show a SWAT team was disbanded by Sheriff Joe at a time when inmate attacks on COs was at an all-time high
Davon Lymon was charged with firearms violations since he had previous felony convictions and was accused of possessing a gun
Anthony Gangi sits down with UOF expert Michael Wohlfert and discusses how and why UOF is employed, recent changes to UOF, and recent events in which UOF was applied
The jail inmate gunned down two bailiffs during an escape attempt
The officer was searching the inmate’s cell and found contraband when the attack occurred
Police departments and other government agencies have become a particularly attractive target for this type of attack
CO Toamalama Scanlan remains in critical condition after a parolee opened fire in the Fresno County jail
Prisoners’ rights activists say the coordinated effort is one of the largest prison protests in modern history, drawing in at least 20,000 inmates
Davon Lymon was found guilty of illegally possessing a pistol that police say was used to kill Officer Daniel Webster last year
Bernard Mims, who spent 12 years in prison for the killing of an off-duty Cook County Jail CO, was released after prosecutors threw out his conviction
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Raymond James Taylor II broke three bones in the CO’s jaw after officers told him to stop sitting on top of the jail tables
Officials say one of the officers was treated and released and the second officer was treated for a head injury
Violence continues at the Ala. prison as the facility continues to lose staff
Inmates at Green Haven Correctional Facility have attacked COs twice in the past two months
Officials say the CO was injured by a food tray that was used as a weapon and the inmates suffered puncture wounds
An inmate escaped from his handcuffs and stabbed one CO multiple times with a makeshift weapon
Darnell Washington punched Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Andrews in the face repeatedly in mid-June, after Andrews informed him he was going to be switching cells
COs see and deal with depression on a regular basis. It is important to have knowledge, resources and tools readily available
Footage of the violent attack shows the suspect walking around the holding area then turning and punching the CO in the face
Orlando Garcia-Mata admitted he swung a punch at a CO at the U.S. Penitentiary Canaan and an additional 18 months was added on to his sentence
There were almost 4,200 violent incidents reported in Pa.’s state prisons over a 15-month audited period, including nearly 1,000 assaults on COs
In just the past two weeks, a Holman inmate was stabbed during a four-way fight and another died of an apparent suicide
Justin Kestner escaped from a Health Services room and assaulted a CO with “a crude piece of metal”
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