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.
Concerns are rising over correctional officers’ stress, depression
Argued that officers should receive 100 percent workers’ compensation if hurt in the line of duty
The unit known for pursuing violent fugitives was called in because one of the escapees is charged with capital murder
Officer was left with second and third degree burns after inmates splashed him with cleaning chemicals
Female correctional officers at the jail said that complaints of harassment from higher-ups were not being addressed
Faulty locking system has been a looming problem for years
Jeffrey Shipman, 21, was previously convicted of aggravated assault and aggravated harassment by a prisoner for separate incidents last year
Over a decade into the 21st century, it is disturbing that sexual harassment continues to occur at an alarming rate in the American workplace
They just need to understand what ‘freedom of speech’ means in order how to use it correctly and safely
Any threats to the safety of corrections officers and other staff, including sexual harassment, should be identified and mitigated
The officer sustained contusions to his face and jaw, a fractured cheek bone and a loose tooth
The union representing correction officers called for the removal of department head Joseph Ponte
Injured Officer Raymond Calderon will talk about the attack at an event calling for the City Council and the Department of Correction to make changes and delay implementation of Use of Force Guidelines on Rikers Island
Two teenage inmates have been charged with using a sharp object to slash an officer in the face so severely he required 22 stitches
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The video shows tens of inmates confronting officers in a mess hall
Was about to be freed when he struck a correctional officer with shackles
When it comes to a pregnant inmate, we have another party involved (unborn baby) and that party needs to be protected
A prisoner charged with killing a sheriff over the summer escaped Tuesday as deputies were trying to transfer him to a different jail
30-year-old Nicholas Guido and 20-year-old Robert Maffei escaped Quehanna Boot Camp on Sunday
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Corey Antoine Hightower, a convicted sex offender, pleaded guilty earlier this month to assault and battery on a correctional officer
A Schuylkill County jury convicted a state prison inmate on Thursday of assaulting two corrections officers in September 2014
Allegheny County Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus says 33-year-old Steven Woodson was being treated at Allegheny General Hospital when he attacked the deputy on Friday
The inmate was being moved to a new unit when he attacked the officer
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