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.
Nicholas Vitale was one of 10 corrections officers indicted in the death of inmate Messiah Nantwi
The 7th Circuit ruled consensual sex between a prison nurse and an inmate did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, despite concerns
Sgt. Khadijah Solomon pleaded not guilty to the six-count indictment and was released on bail
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
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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
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Jackson County agreed Monday to the settlement with James Ramirez
Prosecutors raised the question of consent ahead of a retrial for Enock Arvizo, a former CO accused of raping an inmate
Prosecutors say city jail workers aren’t criminally negligent in the death of a woman who killed herself while in custody
Anthony Gangi sits down with Gary Cornelius and discusses his new book
Tim Nolan is accused of snaring 17 women and juveniles into having sex by using money, drugs and threats
The officer demanded a reporter delete a photo showing prison inmates moving furniture as part of a $300 million renovation project
Arpaio’s lawyers filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Phoenix seeking a judgment of acquittal for their client
Federal investigators for more than two years have been probing allegations of widespread inmate abuse at the prisons in Irma
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A judge sentenced the former commissioner to nearly 20 years for crimes connected to more than $1.4M in bribes
New York’s Department of Investigation released a report saying DOC Commissioner Joseph Ponte spent 90 days out of state last year in his department SUV
Police say Taylor Hardesty dropped the car off at Pendleton Correctional Facility to have the brakes repaired
Commish Joseph Ponte spent 90 days out of the city last year amid violence problems at the Rikers Island jail complex
Corruption in prisons, jails and other facilities where people are incarcerated is not new, and yet leaders still struggle to ensure that staff retains high ethical standards
Dr. D. Jeremy John was fired for allegedly ignoring the requests of dozens of inmates who asked for help
The government’s prosecutors are threatening to bail out of Ken Paxton’s case unless they get paid