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 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
From body cameras to healthcare access, the new year will bring key policy shifts to improve corrections operations
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
After a lengthy tug-of-war, the Pentagon has given a senator the first-ever, unclassified report detailing the suspected militant backgrounds of over 100 detainees
Officers say Sebastian L. Bonk pulled his leg shackles higher up on his legs in an attempt to make running out of the building easier
The warden at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and the warden at California Institution for Women retired last week
The brakes on their bus malfunctioned while traveling down the highway and the officers took action
Defense attorneys argued that the case belongs in juvenile court due to the girls’ mental illnesses
The safety of our officers and the community depend on us being able to protect them during the duty of transporting inmates to and from the hospital
Kansas’ AG is suing the DOD due to failure to produce records of the President’s proposal to move Guantanamo detainees to Ft. Leavenworth
The move would take juveniles out of Rikers for the first time since 1932
Sgt. says the officers are “spread thin escorting inmates overcome by heat to hospitals”
Ammon and Ryan Bundy will be reunited at a downtown Portland jail as they prepare their defense
