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.
Avelino Ramirez admitted to smuggling and planting cocaine, cellphones and other contraband items to appear effective and earn overtime at San Quentin and Vacaville
Braxton Kee is the 14th Walker County Jail employee to be indicted or plead guilty in connection with the death of Tony Mitchell
Probation staff staged 69 teen “gladiator fights” within six months at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in 2023, investigators said
CO claims his rights were violated when he was frisked and searched during a traffic stop with his sons in the back seat
As critics pound corrections officers in light of news that some have helped inmates acquire drugs and even escape the walls
The suit alleges the county’s sheriff’s office failed to adequately monitor its employees and respond to inmate complaints
Police believe alleged incidents occurred around February
Documents indicate allegations of missing equipment, instances of contraband and intimidation of witnesses included in investigation
Since the escape, state officials have faced tough questions
Department investigations found numerous instances of neglect of duty and violations of the department’s policies and ethics code
The videos show violent encounters between jailers and inmates
The inmate was allegedly beaten with at least one baton while handcuffed
A surveillance video showed the officer throwing the detainee to the floor and knocking him unconscious
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
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