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.
Prosecutors amended Randall Hepp’s felony misconduct charge as part of a plea deal tied to ongoing investigations at Waupun Correctional Institution
The former corrections electronics technician admitted to trafficking fentanyl, meth, knives and contraband cellphones into the Bonne Terre facility
The loaded handgun was allegedly left in a Nashville dental school restroom during a medical transport from Trousdale Turner Correctional Center
A grand jury concluded that the death was the result of gross failures on the part of prison staff
Since the inmate’s death, the state has established an ‘enhanced detox monitoring system’
As many as 3K inmates have been released early since 2003
91 grams of synthetic marijuana found in CO’s lunchbox
State police accuse the warden and spouse of stealing nearly $133K
HIV treatment in many local prisons is often delayed, interrupted and/or denied altogether
At the time of the attack, there were racial tensions at the prison as news of Trayvon Martin’s death made headlines
Officer Brandon G. Delon approached inmates at the jail on March 13 saying he needed another inmate beat up
New York expanded discharge planning for inmates last year
Virginia mental health officials issued a report last week detailing clerical errors
A conviction of that federal law carries with it a maximum sentence of life in prison
The incident escalated into a fight in which the CO and inmate ‘started swinging closed fist(s) at one another’
A medical examiner concluded that the inmate died of a heart condition
State records list him as a corrections officer I in 2014
The escapees’ biggest mistake was traveling north to Albuquerque instead of south to the Mexican border
The deputies, who are free on bail, could get life in prison if convicted
If you as a prison employee are involved in illegal activities with inmates you may be the cause of a fellow employee or an inmate being injured or killed
Human trafficking is not just limited to the streets, it can also happen behind a secured wall
The alleged fights were one of several setbacks suffered by the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office
The measure aims to restructure penalties for drug possession
The inmate drove the van into a parked vehicle before slamming into the main gate
The sheriff declined to release the name of the suspended deputy
Inmates are worried about contaminants in the other mothers’ milk
Clearly the problems at Wash. DOC run deeper than just a failure to fix one computer problem
The former head stepped down two months before the erroneous early release of thousands of prisoners was made public
They have pleaded not guilty to murder and assault charges that could put them in prison for life
A judge sentenced him to six months in jail and about $5K in fines
The lawsuit seeking class action status represents six women on behalf of an estimated 2K women in state custody
At least two deaths have been tied to the early releases
Random tests actually had stopped several years ago when the prison budget started getting tight
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