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.
Vicky’s manipulation wasn’t just about charm or deception — it was rooted in her deep understanding of power dynamics
Five senior COs and one sergeant are accused of filing false reports regarding an incident that took place in April 2020 at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility
CDCR should have dismissed, not demoted, a high-ranking administrator over his misconduct, the Office of the Inspector General stated
Debra Becnel was one of four St. Bernard deputies charged with deprivation of civil rights under color of law following the death of 19-year-old inmate Nimali Henry
The former sergeant opened an inmate’s cell door, which allowed other inmates to enter and assault him
The officers have been accused of facilitating the escape after four teenagers were left unsupervised
The image shows more than two dozen trainees with their right arms raised
The article described sexual misconduct, drug use involving inmates and COs
The indicted officers, accused of assaulting and threatening inmates, were released on their own recognizance
The indictment accuses the officers of assaulting and threatening detainees at four correctional facilities
The Inspector General also found the CO delivered a package from one inmate to another in administrative segregation
Tova Noel and Michael Thomas have pleaded not guilty to charges they filed false paperwork while on duty the night Epstein died
Investigators found “serious irregularities” at the jail where Epstein died
John Hinkle fractured inmate Malcolm Cox’s jaw and left a hole in his mouth during a 2018 riot started by rival gang members
It’s not clear what role each of the disciplined COs allegedly played in the incidents leading to Frank Digges’ death
The 11-1 deadlock along racial lines was on the most serious charges against Cuyahoga County Jail officer John Wilson
The three officers have been put on leave, pending further investigation
Ann Inman was charged with one count of third-degree theft by failure to make required disposition of property received
A probation officer has resigned and her friend has been arrested for borrowing that officer’s badge and gun to get free snacks
A fourth CO has been charged with a felony over use of force captured on video by an inmate using a smuggled cellphone
Jennifer Cromartie, a CO at the Tutwiler women’s prison, filed the complaint and a request for a jury trial on Aug. 7
COs on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries
The indictment describes how inmates spoke openly on recorded prison phone lines about drug shipments and coordinated how to get them into the facility
If we can predict that some staff may fall victim to manipulation or corruption, then we can put measures in place to help to prevent it
The inmate is one of three inmates released by mistake from the jail in a three-month span
The video was taken by an inmate using a smuggled cellphone
The post was in response to outrage over cops being doused with water
Detectives found that during a six-day period in June, CO had logged 49 visual checks on inmates but video evidence showed he didn’t perform 34 of them
The five-minute video was filmed July 8 though a window screen by an unidentified inmate
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A website that monitors law enforcement officers’ Facebook posts is prompting investigations in many agencies
The family of an inmate who died of an apparent seizure while imprisoned was awarded $2 million
A jury found that supervisors retaliated against the warden for defending a female subordinate who complained about sexual harassment
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