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 Saginaw County Jail officer was fired and later charged with assault and battery
While one CO was seated and writing a report at the Saginaw County Jail, his colleague drew her TASER and used it to deliver a drive-stun under the CO’s arm
The cop, who had worked for Pearl PD for about six months after having worked at other law enforcement agencies in the Jackson area, pleaded guilty in March
Inmates are in grave danger of having their constitutional rights violated in a violence-plagued jail
Pain medication prescribed to the man in 2008 for a back injury turned his life upside down
Dangerous violence has continued even after a move to new facilities last September
The city instead is using weaker metal detectors that investigations have shown can allow blades to slip through
The officer was charged with 25 counts of obtaining property by false pretense
It’s not clear if these cases are related to charges recently filed against a state CO
The indictment alleges sheriff used his position to promote sale of e-cigarettes in the jail in exchange for bribes and kickbacks
Multiple sources familiar with the broader excessive force probe said more arrests are possible in the coming months
The inmate said he was attacked for no reason, officers say he pushed a sergeant
In addition to the criminal investigation, feds are reviewing whether there has been a pattern of civil rights violations
The lawsuit alleges jail officials failed to provide inmate with adequate mental health services
While the letter doesn’t explicitly say so, what the governors want is permission to jam cellphone signals behind bars
In the rest, inmates served more time than they should have
Prison officials found marijuana wrapped in black tape
Four of the COs still remain suspended after the incident
An increasing gang population, now 70 percent or so of the jail population, has created challenges for jail staff
The problems with distributing medication at the juvenile prison come on top of a federal criminal investigation
The four officers were taken to an area hospital for medical assessment and treatment
After receiving some medical treatment at the prison’s health care center, he was moved to the hospital cell
Prosecutors say the men beat the inmate because he showed them disrespect
He will still work at the jail but will have no direct contact with inmates
Jamycheal Mitchell, 24, was found dead in his cell Aug. 19 with feces on the walls and urine on the floor
Investigators say the information was also used to file phony income tax refunds
Daveon Hall was found dead from several bullet wounds inside his apartment
Sgt. Amy Le, 48, also will be the first Vietnamese-American to lead the county’s Correctional Peace Officers’ Association
The April 13 incident is only the latest problem at Lincoln Hills School for Boys and the sister institution on its campus
Medics and firefighters responded after corrections officers found him
Both sides will cover their own attorney’s fees and costs
Experience is key in this profession and can never be replaced with classroom knowledge
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