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 Montgomery County Sheriff says Christian Black likely died from positional asphyxia after being restrained during a jail altercation
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
An informant says Stephanie Lewis brought the inmate marijuana every week in exchange for her to be able to purchase several items at one store and a credit line at another
Jeff Dewayne Bully, 45, was charged Wednesday by the Murray County Sheriff’s Office with five counts of rape
Nine employees have resigned or been fired as the result of a widening investigation into security breaches at a maximum-security Iowa prison
Christmas nearly pleaded guilty before reversing his position during a June change of plea hearing
Jessica M. Stringer stole the ID bracelet of another inmate who was set to be released
The state paid her $35,000 to settle and denied any liability or wrongdoing
Armando Ozuna, 24, was sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide
Oklahoma’s attorney general has agreed to not request execution dates until 2016 as his office investigates why the state used the wrong drug to execute an inmate
Former jail commander Lt. Col. Royce Cole will be demoted to captain of the Arrestee Processing Center
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
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