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.
A contraband device helped plan the escape of a violent inmate, injuring corrections officers and triggering a multi-day manhunt
Montgomery County Deputy Charles Rivette was killed after being ejected from the patrol SUV and struck by a passing vehicle; the inmate sustained injuries
Sgt. George Ramirez, 36, was driving to a hospital to guard an inmate when the crash occurred, leaving behind his wife and young son
Obama said there’s “simply no justification beyond politics” to keep Guantanamo open
He entered a not-guilty plea through his court-appointed lawyer to drug trafficking and other charges and will be held without bail
Authorities said 19 of the remaining 55 prisoners at the prison were cleared for release
Christopher Hubbart was recommitted to Coalinga State Hospital for at least a year
The department has declined to comment on reports that earlier in the week Charles Manson was taken to a hospital
A DOC spokeswoman declined to say whether the leader of the notorious Manson family has been hospitalized
Tramell MacKenzie Hunter allegedly attacked COs Lisa Mauldin and Demaris Allen in the kitchen area of the jail
Officials said two COs and 16 inmates were hospitalized after the bus left the road and rolled onto its side
The “arresting” deputy’s bodycam caught the entire incident on film
The court has rejected Edward Snowden’s request for a legal guarantee that would allow him to collect an award in the country without risk of being extradited to the US
The word of a co-defendant put James Robert McClurkin behind bars for a 1973 murder
Richard Rosario, freed in March, requested the case be kept open for more investigation, even though he’d still be under indictment
Wis. Attorney General Brad Schimel said he would file an emergency motion to put Brendan Dassey’s supervised release order on hold
The state argued that convicted murderer Adnan Syed shouldn’t be released on bail while awaiting retrial
Paul Gingerich, now 18, was resentenced under “Paul’s Law,” which allows alternative sentences for juveniles who commit serious crimes
Bernard Mims, who spent 12 years in prison for the killing of an off-duty Cook County Jail CO, was released after prosecutors threw out his conviction
Lawyers say Adnan Syed would be no danger to the community and they have a social worker lined up to help him transition out of prison
Ohio is moving its death row for the third time in little over a decade because of the growing number of aging inmates serving death sentences
The bill would bar the federal government from spending money on any Guantanamo prisoner transfers, even those to a foreign country
Walnut Grove Correctional Facility is preparing to shut down three months after state officials announced the closing because of a tight state budget
John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan, is scheduled to leave a Wash. mental hospital for good
The unidentified CO has improved from critical to serious condition following the stabbing
Robert Stackowitz, who spent 48 years on the lam after escaping from prison, is expected to fight an attempt to return him to Georgia
The COs at Lincoln Correctional Center were assaulted by inmates refusing to return to their cells
Abu Zubaydah, who has not been seen publicly since his capture in 2002, appeared at a hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention at Guantanamo Bay
Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes, both recently resentenced to life without parole, were transferred to separate maximum-security facilities in Pa.
The transfer is the single largest release of detainees during the Obama administration
Eddie E. Nunez could face an additional 4 years if convicted of the aggravated battery on CO Holly Seaver
Robert Theodore Bosley is the first inmate in the program’s 17 years that has been charged with a crime while on work release
Jeremy de la Mater claims officials refused to provide him with dentures due to his short time in prison
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