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.
An independent investigation found Oregon’s chief prison doctor and his boss mismanaged inmate medical care, causing delays and harming patients
The Broad River Correctional Institute captain smuggled cellphones and SIM cards while collecting nearly $280,000 in bribes, prosecutors say
The correction officer allegedly tried to bypass security by repeatedly removing layers of clothing, but a search of his vest exposed the hidden contraband
Deputy has been indicted by a federal grand jury
Deputy crashed his personal vehicle and left the scene of the accident
Ricky Bell was charged with falsifying documents and fraud
Pair accused of leaving mentally ill inmateunattended for weeks
None of the 16 employees were recommended for criminal prosecution, but all face possible disciplinary action
Florida prisons chief Julie Jones says she knows of no further Ku Klux Klan activity
Florida correctional officers are accused of plotting to kill black inmate
Officials said the supposed hit man was an FBI criminal informant who recorded scenes over the past year
Inmate left the van to buy drugs but never returned
Were members of the KKK and planned to kill black inmate
Richard “Rick” Pilarski Jr. resigned Saturday after he acknowledged the Facebook exchange with family and friends in which he threatened to shoot gays
Four deputies have been accused of staging gladiator-like fights between inmates and gambling on the outcomes
Carlos Manuel Perez Jr. was slain with his hands cuffed behind his back, attorney Alexis Plunkett said
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
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