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.
The Hennepin County Adult Detention Center is the state’s busiest jail with 90% of inmates facing felony charges; the facility is short 47 workers out of an authorized 247 staff
The Minnesota Department of Corrections mandate said the Hennepin County jail doesn’t have enough staff on duty and that it isn’t checking on inmates as often as it should
Corrections leaders praise the Stun-Cuff Dual Cuff Model as a critical tool for maintaining control over uncooperative inmates, offering a safe and effective alternative to traditional shackling
The U.S. Marshals Service has been poring through dozens of tips since suspects escaped during transport
The inmate seized a gun from one of the troopers as they were driving the inmate back to prison from a court hearing
The 2017 deaths of two COs could have been prevented had the DOC followed its own rules, new lawsuits claim
The officer was shot inside a police vehicle during a struggle with an inmate
The Transport Kit allows officers to safely restrain detainees or prisoners
Closed-circuit video of Wednesday’s jailhouse bond court session shows William Green, 27, attacking public defender Julie Chase from behind
The inmate is being transferred to an out-of-state prison to serve his sentence for conspiring to kidnap a baby
Cedric Marks, who is a MMA fighter is facing three pending murder charges
Just before Christmas, the 27-year-old transgender inmate was granted a rare transfer to a women’s prison in alignment with her gender identity
The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell Friday night. Investigators believe his cellmate killed him
With adequate funds for staffing and security, there are few attacks on correctional officers and little to zero use of solitary confinement in German prisons
The inmate was in a wheelchair inside the ambulance when he became violent and grabbed the deputy’s weapon
The deputy “was in a private ambulance transporting a prisoner” when the shooting occurred
The collision occurred when a pickup truck driver ran a red light and T-boned the van
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons online inmate log lists the 89-year-old Bulger as an inmate at the Oklahoma City Federal Transfer Center
The new Northumberland County Prison began taking inmates Tuesday night
Several prisons in the storm’s path are evacuating to safer facilities
Nearly 160 Northumberland County inmates will move to a new facility about six miles away
Tywon Salters overpowered a corrections officer, took his gun and held the nurses hostage
Tony Krueger, 20, escaped in a transport vehicle and led officers on a six-hour manhunt Wednesday
Officials say Brandon Viator, 46, removed leg shackles during transport, drove away with mother
Authorities say man escaped custody during transport and stole a police vehicle
No law enforcement officials were injured
Sheriff’s officials said the inmate slipped out of his handcuffs, shattered the passenger-side window and climbed atop the patrol car
The move comes after the deadly April 15 riot at Lee Correctional Institution that killed seven inmates
Antoine Fielder is charged in the shooting deaths of Deputies Patrick Rohrer and Theresa King who were transporting him between a courthouse and jail
Friends and family members spoke about the ultimate sacrifices made by Deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer
Police Chief Terry Zeigler confirmed that Antoine Fielder is the inmate suspected of fatally shooting the deputies
Deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer were killed by an inmate as they were preparing to leave a courthouse
The inmate, whose name hasn’t been released, shot deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer on Friday in a gated area behind the county courthouse
