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 ex-Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office deputy admitted that he smuggled drugs and a phone into an inmate, including fentanyl and cocaine, for distribution among other inmates
Three bags of “crystal like substance” were discovered in the Staton Correctional Facility CO’s vehicle after an officer and K-9 conducted a sniff search in the facility’s parking lot
The DeSoto County jail employee was charged with conveying articles useful for the escape of a prisoner, the Mississippi DOC said
The violence started after inmates believed COs used excessive force against an intoxicated inmate, who was combative and assaulted an officer
The inmate reportedly used a makeshift dummy to dupe officers into thinking he was in his cell
The suit marks the latest event in a long-running scandal that has rocked the county’s criminal justice system
A former CO is among nine defendants named in a new lawsuit related to the ongoing prison sex abuse investigation
The charges stem from an investigation that began in July 2016, after attorney Matthew Comerford filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of one woman
The push comes after seven current and former COs were arrested on sex charges involving female inmates
A company that provides health care for inmates at the jail faces criminal charges because employees lied about checking on a man who died of dehydration
The interim Milwaukee sheriff says two jail staffers charged in the dehydration death of an inmate have resigned and a third is facing termination
A grand jury that has been investigating the prison for a year said the COs traded commissary items, food, cigarettes or extra phone time for sex
Recent videos appear to show correctional officers failing to intervene during inmate attacks on their co-workers. What factors could be at play behind this inaction?
Three Milwaukee County jail staffers are facing criminal charges for their role in the dehydration death of a mentally ill inmate who spent a week without water
The ruling concluded a case that sparked community outrage and exposed Santa Clara County’s neglect of its jails
The victim, Patrick Green, told police that CO Kory M. Kish brandished a weapon and told him to “go back from where you came from”
One inmate alleges he was hit with blasts of pepper spray, threatened with a Taser, subjected to multiple pain techniques
It’s a problem that endangers officers and inmates, as well as the public, experts say
Several detention deputies were investigated for allegedly not responding to help a Hurricane Irma jail evacuation
Lawsuits and legal rulings can provide teachable moments for both correctional leaders and COs
The jail has a history of violence, including a 2016 incident in which a group of inmates beat a prisoner to death
Todd Boyes of Caldwell, Ohio, escaped early on Oct. 25, but his absence wasn’t noticed for about 36 hours
The post was no longer on CO CJ Polacco’s Facebook page, but the post is not original, and it has been around on the Internet since at least 2010
Among the 26 indicted include a CO who is a high-ranking gang member
Police found Calvin Chappel dead of what appeared to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound
The CO’s attorney says his client’s name and reputation were tarnished by the accusations
According to the lawsuit, 27-year-old Marques Davis pleaded for help as his symptoms worsened
Four women last year sued prison officials in federal court alleging repeated sexual assault between 1998 and 2016
Tenika Romero allegedly picked up James Sanders and Ryan Young after they escaped from Parchman Prison
The complaint filed Wednesday by four former inmates says COs organized fights that pitted teenagers against each other
Transformational leadership is an empowering theory of leadership that is a stark contrast to our standard paramilitary model
Anthony Gangi sits down with author Gary York to discuss a survey he conducted on violence and corruption
What an informal survey tells us about correctional officer corruption, inmate violence, solitary confinement and contraband
