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.
From body cameras to healthcare access, the new year will bring key policy shifts to improve corrections operations
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
Deputy is accused of shooting colleague who was fleeing from an alcohol-fueled argument
2015 Ford Transit Prisoner Transport vehicle can carry as many as 12 inmates in 3 separate compartments
DeKalb County is the only core Metro Atlanta County where officers still walk prisoners out in the open to their first court appearances
Second order of corrections transport buses the state has placed with Blue Bird
Some of the most dangerous prisoners have been removed from the privately-run Walnut Grove Correctional Facility following a July 10 riot
Sheriff encourages court officials to use it, but judges say it’s not as easy as it looks
12-seat van is split into three passenger compartments, allowing for many uses
A woman originally held at the Bay County Jail due to unpaid fines now faces a felony charge for trying to escape from authorities
Charged with driving on a suspended license
Said he had ingested C-4, causing hospital evacuation
The 60-year-old officer was only 17 days away from retirement
It is still unclear what caused the van to crash
Jesse Vega, 33, fled from the van by opening the rear door while the vehicle was stopped at a gas station
Hours after an arsonist set a squad on fire in a cop’s driveway, a drunk stole a jail van
There are alternatives to traditional restraints on the market that can help in a bind
The fire was attributed to a problem with the bus’s breaks
Officials claimed he had not been incarcerated long enough for them to determine whether or not he would pose a security threat
NC prison ousts 7 employees over inmate death
Two Bucks County prison inmates had to be extricated from a prisoner transport van following an accident in Montgomery County
County commission voted Tuesday to spend $521,000 from reserve funds to buy a motor coach that would be customized for inmate transfers
Kansas Corrections spokesman Jeremy Barclay says Sean McKenzie has several convictions in Kansas for theft, burglary and escape and should be considered dangerous
A ninth case is pending
Correctional Deputy Jeremy Meyst died of injuries received when he was ejected from an inmate transportation van
Claims that neither CO nor nurse helped him when he slipped getting out of a transport van
Driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a concrete pillar
Inmate attempted to escape during transport, striking a CO and injuring three people total
Official: “I think we have a long way to go. When you have a (statewide) recidivism rate of 70 to 30, we know there’s a lot more to do”
Move will give prisoners access to rehab programs
Inmates will be moved while issues are dealt with
Chadrick Evan Fulks was taken from federal penitentiary to help with search for remains of 19-year-old Samantha Nicole Burns
