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 CO is accused of recording about 2,000 bogus hours — both overtime and regular pay hours — on time sheets between July and December 2023
While wiretapping to detect drone drops, investigators overheard conversations indicating that COs were aiding a Valdosta State Prison inmate in moving drugs and more
The union stated that certain health officials should be fired because of jail-condition issues, negligence and for allegedly creating a hostile work environment
A former Newton County detention officer who sexually assaulted two female inmates will spend 25 years of a life sentence behind bars
Commissioner Mark Peters of the city’s Department of Investigation said Sunday that 47-year-old Charles Bracey concealed the tool in a paper sleeve, wrapped in electrical tape
Sgts. Krista Cox, Eric Sullivan and Carrie Taylor were terminated for dereliction of duty
Nick Lackovich who is suspected of running a dog-fighting operation
Iowa prison officials are considering upgrades in an effort to catch employees who might illegally smuggle contraband into prisons
More charges possible in smuggling, drug investigation
Ethan Darrow pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of possession of a firearm by an unlawful drug user
Originally fired for part he played in a 2014 hostage situation
A prison employee is Lexington is accused of taking more than $22,000 in bribes to smuggle tobacco to inmates
Deputy Ryan Saunders and Deputy Mark Navarrete were arrested on Friday for worker’s compensation fraud and other charges
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