Prisoner Transport News & Articles

• Officials: 2 escaped Okla. inmates may be armed

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  Sheriff Steve Randolph said the inmates overpowered two transport officers and took the van

• Suspect in deadly Iowa jail escape to plead guilty

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  No plea bargain was made in the case, and Wesley Correa-Carmenaty still faces charges of murder, attempted murder, escape, kidnapping and other crimes

• Judge OKs Texas' plan to move inmates from hot prison

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  A judge agreed to the state's plan to temporarily move the 1,037 prisoners to other cooler lockups

• Sheriff: Escaped Ohio rape suspect kills self at family home

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  Police say Branden Lee Powell was in a crawl space and shot himself as officers were trying to persuade him to surrender

• Federal officials join search for Ohio rape suspect who escaped

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  Federal officials joined local authorities as the search continues for Branden Lee Powell, who overpowered a deputy, stole his gun and ammunition and fled

• Inmate charged with rape overpowers Ohio deputy, steals his gun

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  Branden Powell was in leg shackles and handcuffs when he jumped over the seat and put the deputy in a headlock

• Brother of Ga. CO killed by inmates 'not buying' state investigation

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  Bruce Billue said he wants to know why the inmates, who had a history of escapes and breaching handcuffs, weren’t transported in a more restricted way

• Inmate caught after kicking out window of moving patrol car

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  Matthew Carver was recaptured after an overnight manhunt following a report about a suspicious man

• Report: Numerous security policy violations in Ga. inmate escape

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  A report says inmates were left unattended on the bus during stops, the inmate compartment door was not locked and restraints were not double locked

• Federal records: Ex-US House Speaker released from prison

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  Dennis Hastert has been released from a Minnesota federal prison and transferred to a Chicago re-entry facility

• Video: Inmate steals van, crashes through door to escape

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  Donald Knisley found the keys inside the van

• More details emerge in Tenn. clinic attack

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  Deputy Josh Wiley was escorting Rodney Cole to the bathroom when Cole attacked him with a long screwdriver

• Inmate fatally shot after critically wounding Tenn. deputy

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  The extent of the deputy’s injuries is unknown

• Mo. inmate escapes after overpowering transport officer

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  Christopher Hunt has a history of attacking law enforcement

• Video: Mo. inmate steals pizza delivery car after escape from hospital

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  Workers at the pizza joint watched a man approach the car, but didn’t know it was escaped inmate Bruce Brutsman

• Inmates accused of killing Ga. COs face murder charges

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  The judge declined to set bond

• Commissioner: Slain Ga. CO was a hero who protected others

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  "Curtis' heart was engraved with service. He took all these position and tried to excel and make life better for others."

• Litter pickup by NC prisoners poised for scrap heap

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  The proposed state budget is almost certain to stop sending $9.5 million to the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice to pay for litter crews and road squads

• Sheriff: Policy violated in Texas escape that led to killing

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  Two officers are supposed to transport an inmate, but only one was available to take Miguel Garcia to his appointment

• Texas inmate escapes, kills resident for car, dies in shootout

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  On the way to receive medical attention, Miguel Garcia attacked the CO, slashed his face and took his gun belt and assault-style rifle

• Inmate, fiancee plead guilty to running inmate taxi service

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  A federal inmate and his fiancee ran a taxi service, ferrying inmates to restaurants, hotels and homes, and returning them to the prison for a fee

• Police: Escaped Pa. inmate back in custody

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  Daniel Selby Jr.'s apprehension comes a day after his father, 65-year-old Daniel Selby, was arrested for allegedly helping his son get away

• Escaped Pa. inmate prompts closing of schools

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  Deputies were transporting Daniel Selby when they say he faked illness, got out of his leg shackles and ran off

• Deliver prisoner compliance with the Stun-Cuff

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  The shock from these devices will turn bad boys into choir boys

• Delivering prisoner compliance with the Stun-Cuff

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  Data tracking system now offered with less lethal device

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