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
Authorities say the officers were overcome by an inmate while driving a transport vehicle near a courthouse
Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe are facing the death penalty in the murder of two COs as they escaped a prison bus
The state will also load inmates into vans based on three levels of risk and will transport inmates alone who represent “an extraordinary safety risk”
Officials are moving 1,000 detainees, including asylum seekers, to a medium-security federal prison building
About 69 percent of arrests during the first 135 days of the Trump administration were transfers from criminal custody
The lawsuit alleges Prisoner Transportation Services prioritizes “transporting as many detainees, with as few stops for rest or care, as possible.”
Two COs and eight inmates were killed when a state prison bus and freight train collided on Jan. 14, 2015
The commonwealth is considering offloading some 3,200 inmates, apparently to privately run lockups across the water
An FBI agent testified that he thinks a man may have sexually assaulted 100 or more female inmates while transporting them between lockups around the country
A CO union is calling for a shakeup of the leadership of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, where the stabbing occurred
Authorities say a federal inmate has been sentenced additional time for running a taxi service that ferried escaped inmates to restaurants, hotels and homes
The bill that passed the House on Thursday clarifies the law to apply to include those who are responsible for maintaining custody of inmates
Due to a lack of bed space, up to 250 male Idaho inmates will be temporarily held at a Texas correctional facility
A vehicle video surveillance system can alleviate COs and agencies of any liability in the midst of an unpredictable incident during inmate transport
Kieth M. Piper is accused of using two “homemade shanks” to attack the CO as he was preparing to move Piper
The measure would require prison officials to disclose to victims and prosecutors the whereabouts of inmates relocated out of state
Judge Algenon Marbley in Columbus says Tommy Thompson has never been diagnosed or treated for fiberglass sensitivity
The two deputies were accused of failing to react when an inmate used his metal shackles to beat two other men during a van ride to a state prison
The Dallas County Jail population typically houses 6,000 inmates, but in the past year, the number fell to 5,500
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos doesn’t see any way to avoid building a new facility to deal with overcrowding
One CO suffered facial fractures that required surgery while the other officer was treated for a concussion
It was a tumultuous year in corrections as prison riots threatened facility security, and correctional officers were seriously assaulted and murdered
Anthony Gangi looks back on a difficult year for the corrections profession and looks ahead to 2018
The incident occurred after inmate Wendell Haywood refused to put on his identification badge
Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said reaction to recently released footage of K-9 Lars taking down Christopher Bartlett on warranted revisiting the case to ensure nothing illegal occurred
Primitivo Gonzalez, who pleaded guilty to molesting a 5-year-old girl, was mistakenly allowed to post bail
The K-9 took down 47-year-old Chris Bartlett after he refused to move into his new cell
The inmates fake a serious medical emergency and sign out of hospitals before doctors can see them
31-year-old Robert Langford was arrested Thursday afternoon, some 17 hours after deputies were called
Private, for-profit prisons have been plagued by controversy in Kentucky and elsewhere around the country
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