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.
The Travis County CO was terminated the same day he was arrested and charged with bringing contraband into a correctional facility
Investigators found the corrections officer’s actions were improper but not criminal under state or federal law
Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake met dozens of court-ordered reforms years after allegations of excessive force and abuse
In one post, the YouTuber reads verbatim from emails Kelly sent while incarcerated in Chicago
“It doesn’t matter how nice the facility is if the people who run the facility don’t know how to properly operate it,” said Derick Allison
“This is not what we trained people to do,” said ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith
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He was serving a 90-year sentence for having a sexual relationship with an inmate, with whom he plotted to kill his wife
The sheriff’s office said the video was meant “as a show of transparency”
“I’d say 20 to 30% of the officers were dirty,” a longtime prison employee said
The audit was launched after the former jail admin let an inmate out on a “gentlemen’s agreement” so he could receive dental care
“I hate to see the work of good cops undermined by the poor leadership of the sheriff,” said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo
The veteran detention deputy has been suspended without pay for the 2020 incident
The financial liabilities come despite the county spending upwards of $450 million on reforms
The inmate remains at large since his 2020 release
The jury found that the sheriff used unreasonable force to punish pretrial detainees on two separate occasions
The officer now faces up to 10 years in prison
The move comes weeks after a former CO was arrested for sexually abusing inmates
The lawsuit follows years of scrutiny and millions of dollars in damages paid to other former female employees
The CO is accused of failing to stop the crime and then ignoring concerns about the victim’s injuries
A detention officer was fired for failing to intervene during the incident
Crystal meth, alcohol and knives were among the contraband detected during a search of the trainee
Andre Bacsa made headlines earlier this week for assaulting 3 inmates in 17 days; at least 1 has a mental illness
About 90 minutes of footage can be viewed on the attorney general’s website
The CO also provided the inmate with razors and intel on when cell inspections would take place, the assistant sheriff said
The assault was carried out on Dec. 3, 2020, by several inmates
One of the 10 COs charged in the incident filed an emergency request last week
The COs are accused of allowing inmates to severely injure each other in two separate incidents
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The COs union says it’s committed to working with a new administration to “enhance credibility, effectiveness, and operations”
Kyle Harris had been suspended pending an investigation since May 21
Gov. Murphy said he was “deeply disturbed and disgusted” after reviewing a new investigative report detailing attacks on inmates earlier this year
Investigators have executed a search warrant at the corrections deputy’s home