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.
Multiple vehicles struck the van at a toll booth and assailants fired “heavy weapons” to aid the escape before fleeing with the prisoner, killing two COs
The officers, assigned to the Correction Department’s Emergency Service Unit, were transporting a suspect when the driver began trailing close behind them
Violence erupted at a Boise hospital as Idaho Department of Correction officers were preparing to transport the inmate back to prison after he was treated for injuries
Highly unusual request was challenged by military and government prosecutors
Was still shackled when he slipped through a hole in a fence
The availability to reporters comes more than a year after the nonprofit John Howard Association issued a report about flooding, vermin, inoperable toilets, mold and more in the lockup
City and county officials have taken note and are working to find a way to move jail prisoners being released from custody, many of them homeless, who lack transportation options
No injuries were reported, though later all inmates complained of minor back, neck and shoulder pain
The move of the inmates was after business hours took under 3 hours
More inmates were added, too: 56 people were booked, 32 of them for looting during the city’s state of emergency
Their destination is the South Mississippi Correctional Facility in Greene County
There were no serious injuries
The inmate was being transported from Florida to Ohio by a private transport agency
All people in crisis — whether mentally ill, under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, or simply having a traumatic time in their lives — are potentially dangerous
Victim’s brother urged re-placement
Several thousand critics of Sheriff Joe gathered outside “Tent City” calling for the closure of the complex
John Lennon’s killer has been transferred to another maximum security NY state prison
Remember that you are responsible for your safety and the prisoner’s safety
Under jail policy, inmates who enter into county jails and disclose they are gay are placed into protective custody and separated from the general jail population
Police: 16 inmates, 3 staffers on board
The prisoner, who was handcuffed and shackled, was able to escape from the rear cage portion of the transport vehicle
Polygamist sect leader was treated after becoming sick while fasting
Utah street preacher convicted of kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Smart is being moved to a federal prison nearly 8 1/2 years after he was arrested
Juana Villegas testified that her wrists and ankles were bound while she was in labor during an ambulance ride from the jail to the hospital.
Two prisoners were handcuffed in front of their bodies but were not shackled to objects or to other inmates
Inmate sued the Colorado Department of Corrections in, arguing the prison’s policy of restricting death row inmates to a small exercise cell a few times a week was unconstitutional
Researchers say it’s not the first time a study has found lower death rates among certain groups of inmates
The incidents led to a new department policy that Tasers could not be used on inmates who had been handcuffed or otherwise subdued
Corrections officers say allowing that kind of reading would create a hostile and chaotic environment
In a secretly recorded talk played for jurors, Basciano griped about prison life: “Washing your clothes is a f--king trip”
The suit alleges that inmates were routinely denied medical treatment and were punished for showing ongoing medical problems
Project Learn has been a part of the jail for more than 20 years but this the first time inmates are able to take the GED test behind bars
