Prisoner Transport News & Articles

• Transport Officer loses suit; city didn't force her to quit

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  By Scott SandlinAlbuquerque JournalALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A state court jury has found that the city of Albuquerque did not force a prison transport officer to quit her job because of her complaints a...

• Mock Prison Riot product round-up

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  By Luke Whyte, C1 editor The number of exhibitors at the 2009 Mock Prison Riot was double that of the year before. One of the principal reasons for this growth is MPR’s unique ability to give vendo...

• Extreme Tactical Innovations at the 2009 Mock Prison Riot

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• Keep 'em guessing: British cell extraction techniques

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  Editor's note: This article is part of a Corrections1 Special Report on the 2009 Mock Prison Riot in Moundsville, W.V. You can check out the whole report (including exclusive articles and video con...

• Prisoner transports, officer safety & liability issues

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  Regardless of the purpose, transporting a prisoner can be a potentially dangerous assignment for police or correction officers and adherence to proper safety protocols are obviously critical. While...

• Securing the hospital environment

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  At any given moment, there are prisoners inside a hospital — sometimes several. The only other public place that can claim these numbers is a courtroom. But unlike a courtroom, most hospitals lack ...

• Ohio prisoner transfer raises questions

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  FOP president asks why lone escort transported man in uncaged vehicle Joey Nowak The Columbus DispatchCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The recent escape of a prisoner being transported from a Noble County court ap...

• Late inmate's kin can sue Utah over van crash, top court rules

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  By Geoffrey Fattah Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Family members of a late Utah State Prison inmate who was paralyzed during a van rollover in 2000 may still have a chance to sue the state for perso...

• Tips for transporting combative/non-compliant suspects

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  Q: What is the best way to extract an uncooperative/assaultive suspect from the backseat of a squad car? A: There is no easy answer for how to get a non-compliant/resisting/assaultive prisoner out ...

• Tips for transporting combative/non-compliant suspects

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  Q: What is the best way to extract an uncooperative/assaultive suspect from the backseat of a squad car? A: There is no easy answer for how to get a non-compliant/resisting/assaultive prisoner out ...

• Preventing escapes during prisoner transportation

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  When discussing prisoner transportations, much is said about how you prepare your vehicle, how you search the prisoner, and how the prisoner is restrained. Unfortunately, very little is said about ...

• 2 pressure point techniques to keep in your DT arsenal

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  Download the video Download Windows Media PlayerIn this week’s Police1 Video Tip, produced by the Law Enforcement Training Network (LETN) we explore two highly effective pressure point techniques t...

• Finding mistakes before they bite you

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  The importance of searching prisoners before turning them over to another officer/jail cannot be understated. In fact, many street officers conduct only a visual search or a frisk search on their p...

• Ohio officer punched while booking prisoner

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  Incident captured on surveillance cameraBY WILLIAM A. WEATHERSThe Cincinnati EnquirerFAIRFIELD, Ohio — A Fairfield police officer was resting at home Friday after he was attacked early Thursday whi...

• Edged weapon awareness

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  Download the video Download Windows Media Player Today's Police1 Video Tip of the Week, provided by the Law Enforcement Training Network explores a variety of commercially available edged weaponry ...

• Use of Taser on bound Md. suspect raises questions of policy

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  Sources say man was shocked twice before he died By Ruben Castaneda, Washington Post Staff WriterThe Washington Post SEAT PLEASANT, Md. — A man who died after a confrontation with police in Seat Pl...

• Drug concealment reminder

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  Twice I have found drugs on suspects that other officers have patted down. They used tape to hide drugs inside their shirt sleeves near the hem.  It's easy to miss this during a quick pat down. I a...

• Using props in vehicle stop training

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's Police1 Video Tip, Trainer Gary Monreal from the New Berlin (WI) PD, explains how using props during traffic stop training can h...

• More on seating suspects to increase reaction time

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  When you have suspect(s) sit on a curb, have them extend their legs and cross their ankles. Before they can get up, the suspect needs to uncross his/her legs and bend at the knees. Either of these ...

• Safe police driving

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  I frequently see local law enforcement officers driving with one hand draped over the top of the steering wheel at the 12 o'clock position. It concerns me that they clearly think they're in control...

• Seating suspects to increase reaction time

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  If you have multiple subjects on a detention, have them sit down on something (curb, grass, bench, etc.) which adds time for you to react to any movement. If you have subjects sit on the curb while...

• Training for touch during emergency driving

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  While training new recruits about emergency/pursuit driving, park your patrol unit, blindfold the recruit and have him/her practice turning on various emergency lights and equipment by touch, witho...

• How to avoid "disappearing hands"

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's Police1 Video Tip, Bob "Coach" Lindsay discusses the concept of "disappearing hands" and illustrates positioning strategies that...

• Watch for hidden sharp objects

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  Razorblades, needles, and other small, sharp objects can be hidden easily...even on the head. These tiny, yet potentially deadly, weapons are hidden/taped behind suspects' ears, under bangs, or on ...

• Seatbelt safety

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  When on patrol, I always wear my seatbelt. However, there are times when it is tactically necessary to take it off. I take it off whenever I am checking behind a business or going through an alley ...

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