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 was a sergeant at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in July 2018 when three COs assaulted an inmate in a shower, according to court documents
The CO is accused of recording about 2,000 bogus hours — both overtime and regular pay hours — on time sheets between July and December 2023
While wiretapping to detect drone drops, investigators overheard conversations indicating that COs were aiding a Valdosta State Prison inmate in moving drugs and more
Former Halawa Correctional Facility officer Feso Malufau and inmate Tineimalo Adkins were among 18 men indicted last year on racketeering-related charges
A former Florida corrections officer has been convicted on several counts of possessing child pornography
Lawsuit seeks $75K for lost wages, legal fees, humiliation and “severe emotional and psychological distress”
The suit, which also names the county as a defendant, charges that the guards and the county violated inmate James William Hicks Jr.'s constitutional right that bans cruel and unusual punishment
CO at Cook County Jail who ordered and then took part in the beating of a mentally ill inmate was convicted after another CO testified against her
Authorities allege the individuals shipped hundreds of thousands of pills out of five Northeastern Pennsylvania counties
Abruptly retired amid an investigation into her relationship with a convicted sex offender
Recommendation meant to serve as example and deter other jail workers “who would participate or stand idly by when such brazen misconduct occurs”
Officer is currently accused of fraud, looting union dues and of coercing inmates to vote against re-electing sheriff
Rollin Suttle Austin was arrested for theft, convicted of drunk driving and accused of dozens of brutal, unprovoked beatings
A Wise County sheriff’s deputy stands accused of forcing sex offenders to take nude photos while registering for the state’s sex offender database
Federal prison supervisor in Missouri admits persuading inmate to cover up attack by officer
The deputy turned in his resignation before his disciplinary hearing
Abuse charges prompts firings at Florida Department of Corrections
They are charged with gassing an inmate, then beating and kicking him while he was handcuffed and shackled, and then lying about it
An Orange County corrections officer who was fired amid sexual harassment claims, then rehired, is under investigation once again
Two deaths in the county jail have advocates calling for a committee
Marion County Sheriff’s deputies are being disciplined after an eighth instance of mistaken inmate release
Authorities say one accepted a jail inmate’s challenge to a fight
She admitted to the theft of about $300 worth of merchandise from a Walmart
New York corrections officers will have their lunches x-rayed for drugs or weapons before they enter jails
2010 death of an inmate in a prison in the Panhandle is being investigated once again amid questions about the original investigation
Kevan Caliper, 42, of Swansea, was charged on Aug. 23 with forgery
A former Canon City corrections officer admitted to locking two inmates inside a cold, walk-in refrigerator to teach them a lesson
Officers are accused of arranging a fight between two inmates and challenging them to participate in dares
Authorities say Derrick Smart took more than $500 from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 97 between 2008 and 2012
Deputy is accused of spraying pepper spray on a slice of Domino’s pizza and then offering that pizza to an inmate
Kevan Caliper, 42, of Swansea was charged on Saturday by St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly
A former correctional officer has been indicted in Barnstable Superior Court for allegedly having sex with an inmate
Former CO faces 10 years in jail for running family off road during a domestic dispute
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