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.
Joseph Ray Snow was convicted of assault after breaking an inmate’s nose and kicking his teeth out during a 2022 booking
David Kingsley was found guilty of murder and manslaughter, while two other officers were acquitted in the death of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility
The FMC Lexington corrections officer admitted to bringing synthetic marijuana and tobacco to inmates in exchange for mobile payments
“His resignation is an opportunity for new, reform-minded leadership at the Bureau of Prisons,” Sen. Dick Durbin said
The officers were charged with sleeping, shopping online while working in the hours before Epstein was found dead in August 2019, in addition to falsifying records
The inmate, who was being held in a mental health unit, had not been checked in almost 12 hours
Two COs died after making claims of harassment, hazing and corruption within a specialized investigative unit
An investigation was launched after information was received about inmates who were in possession of cellphones and other contraband
The top-ranking official at the facility along with four officers were charged Wednesday
“A deputy is throwing away a 22-year-career for inflicting unnecessary harm on a mentally ill inmate out of frustration,” the DA said
Sheriff Charles Lemon and a former deputy now face felony assault charges that could mean up to 20 years in prison
A law librarian says she placed the plastic toy on the inmate’s desk as a joke; ODOC says the “gift” is contraband and indicates an inappropriate personal relationship
The watchdog report came on the same day another report revealed the city spends more than $550K per inmate each year
Robert Garcia, a 12-year law enforcement veteran, said he acted to protect another officer
Nearly 2,000 cases need to be resolved, some of which have been pending for more than three years
Maria Olga Tahara says she was physically and verbally harassed by her officer in charge; the jury agreed
Two-thirds of the criminal cases against DOJ personnel in recent years have involved federal prison workers
The officer had only worked with the sheriff’s office for about 17 weeks
“The fact that we arrested a chart-topping rap artist and a corrections officer illustrates just how vile the drug trade has become”
The officer also provided false information in documentation of the incident
The officer was arrested within hours of investigators receiving a tip
“I feel that I handled it the exact way that I was taught to handle situations like this,” the officer said; city officials disagreed
NJDOC’s Special Investigation Division installed a hidden camera that captured the abuse
“I don’t know how you can look at yourself in a mirror,” said Judge Patricia Cosgrove
No corrections officer or sheriff’s department employee who worked inside the jail wrote a letter on Ken Mills’ behalf
A second member of the same investigations unit who also complained of harassment and retaliation died of an accidental fentanyl overdose last year
“Inmates, regardless of who they are or why they are being detained in our detention facility are to be treated with respect and dignity,” the sheriff’s office said
The former warden of the jail had previously asked a judge to sentence him to life in prison
One arrest has been made so far involving cell phone smuggling to a death row inmate
Video “evidence showed that the officer acted inappropriately and below the standards of the Sheriff’s Office,” said the undersheriff
Brown rolling papers were also discovered inside three other highlighters
The man who once ran the jail now faces a potential sentence of nine months behind bars
The Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association believes the veteran CO should not have been charged with a crime
