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.
Orleans Parish jail deputies are working double shifts to manage shelter-in-place procedures, with staffing at 95%, more than double the usual level ahead of the storm
Sixteen prisoners were in the van that was traveling to the McHenry County Jail
John Manard escaped in 2006 with the help of a woman who ran a dog rehabilitation program; A CO who recognized the woman did not thoroughly search the van at the time
Inmates who weren’t hurt in the early morning crash tended to the injured and even helped direct traffic
The deputy released the inmate and was not injured
He lunged at deputies on two separate occasions attempting to grab at their groin areas
The suspect attempted to bite off his fingertips in order to make his fingerprints indiscernible
Two deputies and three inmates being transported from the jails in Chesapeake and Portsmouth suffered minor injuries
Eight inmates from the Putnam County Jail and a corrections officer suffered minor injuries after a prisoner transport van was involved in a two-vehicle crash
The officer escorting the inmate left him alone briefly at the hospital
Travis County sheriff’s office will require an additional officer to be available to relieve colleagues guarding hospitalized inmates
Police in Baltimore are investigating a sign posted inside a police transport van that tells passengers: “Enjoy your ride, cuz we sure will!”
Officer Daryle Holloway, 45, died at a hospital, police chief Michael Harrison said
Woman fled during bathroom stop on drive back to jail
A Florida man who violated his probation for a bad check conviction in Pike County claims he was urinated on and forced to endure other abuse
Sgt. Iris Smith, 53, was killed instantly when the van she was driving collided with the back of an 18-wheeler
Inmate used a makeshift piece of metal to stab a correctional officer four times in the chest, head, neck and back
Camera system will have audio capabilities and record the front of the vehicle, the officers and the inmate
Will decide if they should continue using COs or should switch back to constables
Inmate left the van to buy drugs but never returned
“He had used multiple reasonable means short of deadly force to prevent Trevino’s escape prior to using deadly force”
A minor fender bender caused 80 inmates to miss their court dates on Friday
A program employing former Northumberland County Prison correctional officers in positions transporting prisoners will conclude April 1
Another vehicle slowed in front of the transport van, causing the van to slow; inmates then jumped out the back
About 1,900 other inmates still need to be moved, should be completed by the end of the week
About 300 of the 2,800 inmates were moved Sunday from the Willacy County Correctional Center to other federal facilities
The Mac’s Prisoner Transport Lift allows officers to lift high risk offenders strapped into a restraint chair into the vehicle
“I think it’s a miracle that I’m sitting here,” Jason Self said
Brent James Taff was being extradited from Utah to Oklahoma when he assaulted one of his escort deputies
CO was driving van with five prisoner work crew when the brakes suddenly failed
Confusion may have been related to the winter storm that dropped several inches of snow
National Transportation Safety Board report states that a 225-foot section of metal guardrail was damaged in an accident the day before
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