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 mayor said the cop had worked for the Pearl Police Department for about six months after having worked at other law enforcement agencies in the Jackson area
An initial investigation by the Wisconsin DOC uncovered allegations that prison employees were involved, including information suggesting “financial crimes” may have occurred
The former Staton Correctional Facility sergeant was convicted by a jury of deprivation of rights under color of law, falsification of records and obstruction of justice
Christopher Christmas was one of five Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) officers indicted on charges of violating 31-year-old Jeremiah Tatum’s rights to not suffer cruel or unusual punishment
Authorities say a prison nurse threatened and pulled the genitals of an inmate after accidentally giving him cigarettes and other contraband
The officer claimed that she had been refused service over the fact that she was in a law enforcement uniform
A former Lackawanna County Prison officer convicted of mistreating five female inmates has requested shorter jail time
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said an autopsy found Brian Coll kicked inmate Ronald Spear repeatedly in the head resulting in his death
Judge Allison M. Danner approved the collateral put up by officer Matthew Farris’ family
Over 5,700 texts routinely targeted co-workers, superiors, inmates “and blacks in general”
One faces charges of impersonating a police officer
A New York City correction officer on Rikers Island has been arrested after prosecutors said he stood idly by, sipping a cup of coffee, as an inmate had a fatal seizure
Correctional Officer Tyrone Glover resigned after an investigation following the incident caught on camera
Angelo Martinez was arrested Wednesday after he was stopped during a routine screening at one of the jails that make up the Rikers complex
The officer who struck the inmate, Sgt. Juanice Cole, was also fired
A 41-year-old state correctional officer from Tharptown has been charged with 13 felonies for allegedly smuggling cell phones and marijuana to inmates at SCI-Coal Township
At least three other instances of officers physically abusing prisoners occurred at the downtown lockup between May and July of this year
Hoping to persuade a judge to set bail Friday, the three correctional officers are expected to offer to wear GPS trackers if they are released
Joseph Black, accused of raping several inmates while he was a corrections officer at Lackawanna County Prison, pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanor charges
Nakia Gales and Herman Jiminian have been charged with assault, falsifying records and official misconduct
Officer Konstantinos Passamichalis, 50, has been charged with second-degree assault and misconduct in office
The County district attorney’s office on Wednesday filed charges of simple assault and harassment against 23-year-old Nicholas Hughes, who authorities said hit inmate Cloward Grant III last month
A former top official at a northern New Jersey jail who was convicted of illegal wiretapping is now headed to prison
A grand jury on Friday indicted Klamath County Sheriff Frank Skrah on nine misdemeanor charges related to allegations that he used excessive force
A state corrections officer has been arrested for the rape of an inmate who was taken to the hospital back in May
A former corrections officer at the St. Louis Justice Center across from City Hall has been arrested for having sex with an inmate
Inmate Michael Tyree, 31, died last week at the jail
Draye D. Durham claims officers are accepting gifts from inmates for favors and passing around and abusing drugs
Both officers later submitted falsified official documents in an attempt to justify their improper use of force
Injuries to four inmates ranged from bruises, stitches to multiple fractures when officers used excessive force after restraint
Tom Carey, a former captain in the internal investigations bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false declarations
A woman handed the CO a package at his home, which he then smuggled into the jail and is believed to have handed to an inmate
Officer John Dale, 33, of Niagara Falls was arrested 9 p.m. Tuesday night