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.
After 2,000 inmates were relocated, Viapath increased networking capabilities in these new housing areas to ensure continued access to communications services
In March, COs transported an inmate to a Boise hospital for treatment of self-inflicted injuries; Nicholas Umphenour ambushed the COs from behind, wounding two
Six prisons in Western N.C. were evacuated after Hurricane Helene damaged community water and electrical utility systems that serve the facilities
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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
Wesley Massey was being transported to Pennsylvania when authorities say he escaped and fled in a stolen car
An inmate is facing charges after smuggling in a drug that sent six prisoners to the hospital
A federal ruling ordered 16- and 17-year-olds to no longer be housed in solitary confinement
Sheriff Paul Penzone’s office said the inmates went free because federal authorities declined to pick them up after they had become eligible for release
When Chief Matthew Mann’s van was struck head on, the inmates he trained jumped into action to save his life
Sgt. Dale Smith said that none of the injuries were life-threatening
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