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.
Nevada DOC said the move was prompted by an “uptick in gang activity and violence, along with the remote nature of Ely State Prison”
Because of previous escape attempts, the inmate had shackles on her legs, wrists and waist during the ride; she was still able to roll down a window in the van and jump out
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
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
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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
Just nine of the 33 adult prisons met minimum health care standards, according to the review
Thomas Silverstein killed an officer, Merle Clutts, at the maximum-security prison in Marion, Ill.
Lawsuit claims that an inmate at a privately run jail was denied mental health treatment and did not shower or leave his segregated cell for nine months
Casimiro M. Pomales served 22 years as an officer at the Eastern Correctional Facility in Napanoch, New York
Gov. Brown proposes to send thousands of low-risk convicts, and all youth offenders, to county lockups to relieve overcrowding in state facilities.
Coalition writes to Gov.-elect Deal, cites beatings.
Since his release in July, Michael Anthony Green has worked for his attorney as a volunteer, reading letters from inmates, looking for others who might be wrongfully imprisoned
Abuse of inmates at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and complaints of detainee torture will be one focus of the study
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