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.
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The court found Joseph DeMarco’s inaction during a 2020 reenactment of George Floyd’s death undermined public confidence and respect in the DOC
Prosecutors said corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility attacked Robert Brooks while he was handcuffed, leading to his death the next day
Prosecutors say 27-year-old Francisco Balderrama of El Paso, Texas also was sentenced Tuesday to three years of supervised release
Christopher R. Lopez, 34, turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday
Massive manhunt for two convicted killers resumed Saturday on the morning after a worker at an upstate New York maximum-security prison was charged
Four deputies have been disciplined as Oregon’s justice department investigates the death of an inmate who overdosed while in the Deschutes County jail
She will be arraigned on charges of first-degree promoting prison contraband and fourth-degree criminal facilitation
Jeremy P. Fender was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with endangerment and with a 0.08 BAC
Cynthia Daly is accused of stealing a purse, wedding ring and a set of keys belonging to a UNC Health Care employee
Papers say the former officer kicked Spear repeatedly in the head, while the current officer helped restrain Spear and then lied about his role
Also testified there was no computer policy in the sheriff’s office when he worked there
Harold Bush Walbey, 47, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison
Since January 2013, 49 corrections officers have been fired
Former Clark County jail nurse charged with 12 felonies related to illegally obtaining prescription drugs as a jail official has continued to provide health services at the county’s juvenile detention center
Angela Creech and Sherry Lasek were named in indictments charging them with multiple counts of official misconduct and one count of obstructing justice
Charged in connection with the distribution of tobacco and possibly Spice to inmates
Noel Womack, 36, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI at a hearing in federal court in Los Angeles
Robin Yanda, 25, was arrested on seven counts of smuggling contraband into a detention facility
Paul Mahan, 42, pleaded guilty to workers comp fraud and larceny
Hamilton County corrections Officer Ryan Epperson was arrested Wednesday on multiple drug, vandalism, trespassing and impersonation charges
Harold Bush Walbey pleaded guilty to multiple counts of filing false tax returns with the stolen identities of the inmates
Andre Kennedy, 22, was suspended without pay Wednesday from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
Made a last-minute claim that his legal representation had been insufficient
The inmate who was allegedly retaliated against didn’t cooperate with authorities, nor seek to press charges
Tamika Cobb and Kendra Richard were caught on video taking merchandise from the 7-Eleven
Chatham County Sheriff Al St. Lawrence said the terminations were based on results of an internal investigation
Capt. Edgar Johnson and Sgt. Shauntsey Kitchens were arrested Wednesday
The officers, Sgt. Christopher Michael Jernigan, 37, and Officer Donald Dwight Sims Jr., 21, were arrested Monday
A former Valdosta State Prison corrections officer was indicted Friday on a charge related to attempting to smuggle tobacco to an inmate
A corrections officer in northern New Jersey has pleaded guilty to accepting a $1,000 bribe in exchange for smuggling contraband
Mentally ill inmate was left unattended and alone in his cell for weeks with insect-infested food containers, a feces-clogged toilet and ropes from his shredded jail uniform hanging from the ceiling
Defense attorney Christopher Urbano said that he expects Blair County Prison officer Lloyd Gene Rogers Jr. to be exonerated
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