Staff Misconduct
This topic features news, training and information related to cases involving potential or perceived misconduct in corrections. This section serves the important function of pointing out, not pointing fingers, when a CO has gone outside the lines.
Federal prosecutors allege the Augusta State Medical Prison officers left a mentally ill inmate in a smoke-filled cell for hours, leading to his death in 2020
The former SCI-Forest CO is accused of performing sex acts on three inmates and accessing life-sentenced prisoners’ personal data for a fraud scheme
Christopher Walrath was one of six COs charged with murder in Robert Brooks’ death, who was killed at the Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 9
“Nobody saw this coming,” Sheriff Rick Singleton said at a Monday morning press conference
Authorities are investigating all possibilities in the pair’s disappearance, including whether the officer assisted the inmate in escaping
A fourth officer is also expected to be charged in the death
The now former officer is accused of first-degree computer trespass and patronizing a prostitute after contacting an inmate’s significant other
Alex Banta now faces up to life in prison for actions the jury said led to the death of inmate Larry Earvin
“It’s a proven fact that I will not tolerate foolishness,” Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said
Sgt. Ulysses Oliver Jr. pleaded guilty to assaulting the inmates in April 2019
“It is time for the jail culture to stop supporting behaviors that are forbidden by policy,” the monitors wrote
One of the officers received more than $30,000 in a meticulous smuggling scheme, investigators say
“He got to me,” the now former CO said when questioned by investigators about the contraband
The deputy spent just five months at the sheriff’s office, his first sworn job in Georgia law enforcement
Larry Earvin, whose death was ruled a homicide, died five weeks after the 2018 incident
The images had been “circulating through the MDCR workplace, via text and Twitter,” the arrest report said
Security video showed the officer walking around, rather than through, a stationary metal detector when he entered the facility
A total of 8 deputies were suspended in 2020 after being suspected of selling steroids to each other and using the illegal drug
If convicted, Tony Klein faces a maximum sentence of life in prison
The coroner’s office said the inmate suffered apparent blunt force trauma, but it was unclear whether that caused his death
Cpl. Jamason Jessie also failed to intervene during the November incident, the sheriff’s office said
“While this is not drugs or a weapon,” said Sheriff Mark Pettway, “the phone, in particular, places our personnel at risk”
Corrections Commissioner Victoria Kuhn said the moves were part of “lifting the veil of secrecy that has hung over this department, and Edna, for far too long”
The Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility has been the subject of a lawsuit by several disabled inmates
Officials say they smuggled contraband and received thousands of dollars in bribes for bringing the drugs and other items into a maximum security prison
An official entrusted to end sexual abuse and cover-ups at a women’s prison allegedly may have taken steps to suppress a recent staff misconduct complaint
Union VP John Kostelnik says what’s happening is endemic of a coverup culture deeply ingrained in BOP leadership
The veteran officer will also receive two years of back pay and attorney fees
By teaching officers what not to do, we can prevent mistakes before they occur
Authorities said the supervisor stood silent until the end of the beating, at which time he commented, “That’s fair”
No qualified immunity is granted to the sheriff in a case of negligent hiring, the court of appeals decides
The surveillance video reveals a department struggling to maintain control
Michelle Valenti now faces a total of four felony charges and one misdemeanor
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