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.
Correctional officers in select locations will wear cameras during shifts to test and perfect their use before a complete agency rollout slated for the end of 2024
The alleged conspiracy turned deadly serious last March when the FBI got word that the two CO’s lives were in danger
The body of the 16-year-old was later found
Correctional breachers have the opportunity to plan ahead and access to a lot of information about construction materials, location of utilities, design standards, previous construction plans, and more
The Texas Department of Public Safety says the pickup’s driver was killed
The officer was a victim of a drunken driving accident and ended up facing charges after telling cops he had a gun
Authorities wouldn’t say what type of gun discharged
His arrest has raised fresh questions about whether prison workers once again face reprisals from former inmates
The 49-year-old grandmother found herself in a dispute with sheriff’s deputies in 2013 when she kicked one
Offenses are broken down into 28 broad categories, including robbery, burglary, homicide, weapons and assaultive
The officer was treated for minor injuries
Currently, they can only charge people with misdemeanor disorderly conduct for the act
Inmate Timothy Green hit one of the officers in the face, knocking him out
In the five months since Michael Tyree’s death, at least eight corrections officers have been removed from duty
The inmate grabbed the TASER during transportation to solitary confinement
Four of the dozens of phone and email threats made to the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department have been referred to the FBI
Officer John Abraham was killed in a single-vehicle accident near Reno
The man was held captive at gunpoint for a week after picking up the men on Jan. 22
No employees or inmates were hurt by the tornado that struck late Tuesday afternoon at the low-security lockup
Brandon Astor Jones, 72, is scheduled to be put to death by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at 7 p.m.
Officers were conducting a strip search of the inmate before the attack
The attack took place when an inmate hit a CO with the top of a metal stool
The melee started when members of the Iron Order Motorcycle Club, made up of predominantly police and military, were jumped
Deputies found 29-year-old Ronnie Charles Damon shot to death outside his home earlier this month
He was sentenced for slashing the throat of one CO and trying to kill another with a shank
Investigators pursuing several leads in search for inmates who masterminded brazen escape from a maximum-security jail
Authorities say the deputy had been transporting an inmate
The correctional supervisor suffered several serious injuries
The Supreme Court threw out the state’s method of imposing capital punishment