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 Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center sergeant was charged with assault after bodycam video showed her striking an inmate multiple times with a TASER, breaking the device
The rookie officer, fired for threatening a youth, says long hours and limited supervision left her unprepared
The lawsuit alleges La Plata County and its sheriff’s office knew Edward Aber had a history of being accused of sexual impropriety or harassment when he was hired
Cortney Rolley and Christopher Hampton were beaten by Elmore Correctional Facility Sgt. Ulysses Oliver Jr., who faces up to 20 years in prison
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Breanna Rouse, 23, also provided Jolly Rancher candies and sunflower seeds to the inmate
Colin Akparanta will pay restitution to more than a half-dozen inmates he was accused of abusing during his tenure at the Metropolitan Correctional Center
A jury agreed Richard Dixson was subjected to racial discrimination and a hostile work environment
The lawsuit says Michael A. Carter died because medical staff at the jail refused to give him prescription medicine and appropriate attention as his condition worsened
The departments failed to report information on who was being held in jails per a law passed in 2019
Mitchell was sentenced for her role in providing the tools for two men escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in 2015
The investigation comes after at least 19 former inmates filed federal complaints alleging abuse between 2012 and early 2019
Attorneys for Epstein’s former cellmate, COs on duty at time of Epstein’s death have requested more detailed information about why and how footage of Epstein’s death was deleted
The COs are accused of taking thousands of dollars in bribes to smuggle drugs to inmates
The feds say that due to a record-keeping error, MCC staff preserved footage from outside the wrong cell
Debra Becnel pleaded guilty in the 2014 death of an inmate suffering from a rare blood disorder
Ego, tradition, indifference and bad judgment can allow inappropriate behaviors to become normalized
Prosecutors said Ronald Moloney used his access to the inmate funds to issue 101 different debit cards with a total value of $6,229.62
The move comes a day after Gov. Jim Justice announced that more than 30 trainees seen in the photo were being fired
The photo was captioned ‘Hail Byrd!’ in what students said was a reference to an ‘Instructor Byrd’
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
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