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.
Only “a small group” of women were still being held at FCI Dublin, with the majority of its 605 inmates having been sent to other federal facilities
The CO is asking the court to reverse the board’s decision, removing the termination letter from his personnel file and giving him back pay
The items sold to inmates included 173 cell phones, headphones, screen protectors, phone chargers, sim cards and other types of contraband, the indictment said
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
Judge Lawrence Flood imposed a sentence of 18 months of probation on Rico Palomino, saying the unprovoked punch was “an act of indiscretion”
Oscar Taylor, 53 who was assigned to the barbershop, has been charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution
A physician assistant and supervising nurse were fired and another nurse was demoted after an investigation into an inmate’s death
Prosecutor says a Pa. county jail officer fired last month is being investigated for allegations that he had sex with a female inmate
Shawn Soltis, a new hire with only six months on the job, was fooling around when he grabbed an ECD from a desk and shot a fellow officer in the leg
Liliana Hernandez was a witness in more than 200 pending DUI cases
Three Socorro County correctional officers are in trouble after a night of drinking led to a physical altercation
Investigation has been turned over to the Texas Rangers
Her lawyer, Stephen Johnston, said Joyce Mitchell realizes she made a “horrible mistake” by getting involved with the inmates
Claim says former nurse at Idaho Juvenile Corrections Center had sex with 17-year-old boy while he was incarcerated
28-year-old Matthew Charles Stott was arrested following a controlled purchase conducted by the county’s narcotics task force and using a confidential informant
Daynna Gregory pleaded guilty to theft of public funds and conspiracy
Justin Clemons and Cody Gabbard were arrested and charged with falsifying official records, battery on an inmate by a department employee and criminal conspiracy to commit battery on an inmate
A Texas prison system parole officer and her boyfriend have been charged with production of child pornography based on her cellphone
Officer claimed he was assaulted when detainees stole his truck, but in truth he left it unattended
Officer arrested for striking two neighbors with a metal object, causing serious bodily harm
Thirty-two-year-old Jereme Simmons of Laurel was arrested Tuesday and charged with attempted second-degree rape and other offenses
Claimed he had back problems that he hoped the medication would help
Correctional Officer Collin Visser posted in December a photo of Christmas tree ornaments with the president’s likeness accompanied by the text, “Look guys. Obama Christmas ornaments. Suddenly it’s legal to hang a black man from a tree again!”
Brian Keith Jenkins, 30, of Easton, faces one count of providing a controlled substance to a confined person and one count of providing a telecommunication device to a confined person
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