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.
Orleans Parish jail deputies are working double shifts to manage shelter-in-place procedures, with staffing at 95%, more than double the usual level ahead of the storm
Sixteen prisoners were in the van that was traveling to the McHenry County Jail
John Manard escaped in 2006 with the help of a woman who ran a dog rehabilitation program; A CO who recognized the woman did not thoroughly search the van at the time
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
The inmate tried to grab the corrections officer’s gun after a visit to a doctor
An inmate required hospitalization after jumping 40 feet into rock quarry during a failed escape attempt
Told an inmate to dress as a fellow deputy and help him transport U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees
After two of Guzman’s attorneys filed an appeal against the extradition request, a third lawyer quickly disavowed it on Saturday
Are you prepared for court? Do you know what to expect from the defense attorney?
He will still work at the jail but will have no direct contact with inmates
The officer was then taken to a medical facility to be treated for minor ankle injuries
Eight Democrats have sent a letter to President Obama opposing moving terror suspects to Fort Leavenworth from Guantanamo Bay
It appeared neither of the COs in charge of transporting the prisoners checked on the men during two stops