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
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
Correctional facilities need to consider everything from safety features to ease of cleaning when evaluating a purchase
Idaho DOC Officer Oscar Arguello made himself a lot of fans after his heroic actions Monday
The developers say the system represents the first application of operations research to the assignment of prison inmates
The inmates had their request to marry consistently denied because corrections officials are unwilling to transport either of them to the other’s prison for a wedding ceremony, or allow them to marry via video
Officials are debating how much an increase in moving inmates among prisons has fueled unrest
One of two inmates who escaped by overpowering COs and stealing a prison transport van has been arrested
Authorities say the inmates may be armed
Inmates sensitive to heat will be temporarily moved to other state prisons to comply with a judge’s order
The DOC has begun finding jobs for prison staff, but the future of the 100-acre complex remains unclear
Christopher Hunt has a history of attacking law enforcement
Workers at the pizza joint watched a man approach the car, but didn’t know it was escaped inmate Bruce Brutsman
After the shocking murder of two Georgia COs during an inmate transport, corrections professionals should review policies and procedures
The officers are in stable condition
The inmates were being hunted in the killings of two COs who were overpowered, disarmed and shot to death on a prison bus
An inmate being transported from a different prison hijacked a van full of other prisoners and escaped
On suicide watch at the jail, Tywon Salters’ previous behavior showed he’d seek opportunities to escape custody, according to the lawsuit
Recent events have underscored the dangers of inmate escorts and transports
Wesley Correa-Carmenaty had just been sentenced to 45 years in an unrelated case when he grabbed a deputy’s gun, shot him and another deputy, and escaped
The deputy was fatally wounded last Monday when an inmate returning from court grabbed a gun and shot him
Ryan Ellis kicked out the rear window of the vehicle and jumped out as the car was moving
The DA said he will drop the charges if Wesley Correa-Carmenaty agrees to be extradited to Iowa to face more serious charges, including murder in the death of Deputy Mark Burbridge
Police said David M. Watson II escaped custody as he was being moved from the vehicle into the hospital
Since March 1, Bradley County Jail officials have refused entry on medical grounds to at least three men
The correctional officers were bringing the inmates back from a doctor’s appointment when they crashed
