Prisoner Transport
The Prisoner Transport topic area gives COs the training and tools they need to safely complete the unique mission of transporting an inmate from one facility to another. The task can be one of the most dangerous periods of time for the officers charged with that duty, as subjects often see the ride as their last, best chance for escape.
More than 1,000 inmates in Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center were evacuated after a 2023 “atmospheric river storm” in Sacramento caused levees to breach
The sheriff said the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office has spent over a year preparing for the move, with staff working overtime, taking on extra duties and adjusting their hours
After 2,000 inmates were relocated, Viapath increased networking capabilities in these new housing areas to ensure continued access to communications services
The inmate tried to grab the corrections officer’s gun after a visit to a doctor
An inmate required hospitalization after jumping 40 feet into rock quarry during a failed escape attempt
Told an inmate to dress as a fellow deputy and help him transport U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees
After two of Guzman’s attorneys filed an appeal against the extradition request, a third lawyer quickly disavowed it on Saturday
Are you prepared for court? Do you know what to expect from the defense attorney?
He will still work at the jail but will have no direct contact with inmates
The officer was then taken to a medical facility to be treated for minor ankle injuries
Eight Democrats have sent a letter to President Obama opposing moving terror suspects to Fort Leavenworth from Guantanamo Bay
It appeared neither of the COs in charge of transporting the prisoners checked on the men during two stops
Holmes was transferred out of state following the attack
The former head stepped down two months before the erroneous early release of thousands of prisoners was made public
The Texas Department of Public Safety says the pickup’s driver was killed
Ethan Couch, 18, was moved to the Tarrant County Jail from a juvenile detention center in Fort Worth
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
The agreement came after a year of negotiations involving the civil rights lawsuit filed in 2013 by inmate Stephen Rudisill
Authorities say the deputy had been transporting an inmate
Sheriff’s officials are investigating whether excessive force was used
Killer pleaded guilty to killing 49 women over 20 years, but says the actual number of his victims is closer to 70
A prisoner charged with killing a sheriff over the summer escaped Tuesday as deputies were trying to transfer him to a different jail
Inmates were transferred to a second bus
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 also pronounced dead after being subdued by hospital security
The van pulled out in front of a semi-truck heading east
Officials say 17 people, including the driver, were aboard the van at the time of the accident on U.S. 60 near the Loop 101
State prison officials said they decided to move him back to Washington after hearing concerns from law enforcement, who wanted easy access to the serial killer in case they needed to interview him about open murder investigations
Disgusted by DOC’s move to allow killer more freedom and social contacts
Busloads of New Orleans inmates arrived at a new $150 million jail Monday
Joshua Lee Drinnon, 35, was serving 17 years at a state prison in San Diego for the Morro Bay robbery when he escaped from a transport unit
