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.
Eric Nantell, former correctional supervisor at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, was convicted of depriving the inmate’s civil rights, tampering with a witness victim or informant and making false statements
Sebron Hollands pleaded guilty to providing false information in a report after his co-worker was accused of punching an inmate at the Northwest Correctional Complex
The Florida Department of Corrections said the officers are now under criminal investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice and state lawmakers have been taking a close look at DOC operations in the wake of a year in which inmate deaths spiked to new heights
Thirty-four-year-old Lenard Fleming of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington
Four former Macon State Prison officers were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for their part in the beating of inmates in 2010 and subsequent cover-up
Jill Curry implicated an unnamed sheriff’s deputy of having a sexual relationship with Jang-Li Delgado Galban
A correctional officer with the Refugio County Jail has been terminated after taking an inmate out of the jail to help run errands and to lunch
A state correctional officer has been arrested after allegedly ordering one inmate to assault another inmate the officer wanted hurt, according to a warrant
A federal judge meted out prison sentences for two former jail administrators convicted more than a year ago of violating the civil rights of Muskogee County inmates
Vehicle caught on surveillance camera matched correctional officer’s car, which had damage on the front end
Ronald E. Snodgrass admitted that he illegally took possession of a John Deere zero turn mower, which was recovered stolen property
A man is suing officers who he says beat him while he was being held at the Las Cruces Police Department
Former Sgt. Ivette Garcia lied in the 13-page report due to feeling rushed to get the report done
Three corrections officers charged with seriously injuring an inmate during a beating at Attica state prison in 2011 have pleaded guilty
Officer David Temple had been placed on administrative leave on Dec. 22 pending a criminal and administrative investigation
Laura Hindman, 49, was arrested in October but prosecutors opted to file no criminal charge against her
Other female inmates overheard what was happening and one of them reported it to jail authorities
Was accompanying corrections secretary on prison tour when he made a post about being groped by COs
Grand jury indicted the men on charges of conspiring to violate the civil rights of an inmate at the Northwest Florida Reception Center
Curtis Thornton, 26, was arrested on cruelty to a child and aggravated child abuse charges
CO and another were arrested after stealing a woman’s iPad and purse at gunpoint
State Rep.: “To me, the misconduct cases speak to the need to conduct searches of ACOs when they report to work and when they leave”
Thirty-five-year-old Alisha Williams is charged with driving while intoxicated
The officers were later found naked and handcuffed
Had a sexual relationship with a woman on parole
Disciplinary action followed an investigation into the deaths of Zachary Keifer and Michael Lausell
Said he was injured by an unknown perpetrator while guarding a hospitalized inmate, but gave multiple and conflicting accounts
Raymond Milton, a sworn peace officer, is accused of altering medical documentation that resulted in a loss of $2,374.68 while he was claiming to be sick
A bipartisan group of state senators is conducting its own inquiry
It all unfolded in September, when inmate Jason Adams escaped from a work crew in suburban Pasco County
Systematic problems with hiring system included a high number of hires who had arrest records, gang ties or other red flags
Police say several witness tips that led them to their suspect
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