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.
Virginia Beach deputies said they restrained the inmate because he was uncooperative and combative; he experienced a medical emergency and was taken to a hospital
Body camera video, released by the state attorney general, shows multiple Marcy Correctional Facility COs striking Robert Brooks, who later died in a hospital
The New York AG called the video of Robert Brooks’ death “shocking;” 14 Marcy Correctional Facility COs and employees were fired in response
Prison protocol dictates that inmates be isolated when they express fear for their lives, at least until their complaints can be evaluated
Federal marshals were looking for the officer’s brother, who is a fugitive in a federal drug case
A federal appeals court is taking a second look at the case of a Mississippi prison guard who was cited for recklessness during a 2007 fight in which an inmate died and two others were injured
The mother of a 23-year-old man shot and killed by a Cook County Jail correctional officer last year has filed suit against the officer and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Of 40 allegations, Corrections Officer Joseph Beahm is named in 28
Emails in connection with the death of a mentally ill inmate at Dade Correctional Institution two years ago show that the prison’s staff told conflicting stories about what happened
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in St. Louis against various prison officials, says Eugene Kenneth Jones was too poor to afford the item
A former inmate who claims he was assaulted by a Richland County corrections officer won a $750,000 settlement with the county
Warden Jerry Cummings’ suspension is the agency’s latest response to growing allegations of abuse and cover-ups in the prison system
Captain Moises Simancas and COs April Jackson and Tyrone Wint are charged with beating an inmate into unconsciousness with a baton and then falsifying documents to cover up the act
The deaths bring the total open, in-custody state prison death cases under scrutiny to 10 — nine of them being handled by the FDLE
Department of Corrections Secretary Mike Crews announced Wednesday that he will travel to Miami to accelerate the investigation into the death of inmate Darren Rainey
Investigators accused DOC of running a prison system rife with corruption, brutality and officially sanctioned gang violence
Management at the Baltimore jail held “town hall meetings” with Black Guerrilla Family gang members to get tips on how to better operate the institution
Several deputies are being scrutinized after video surfaced showing the alleged beating of an inmate
Employees at a Nampa detention center knew of the relationship between a worker and a boy but did nothing, the lawsuit claims
Six Los Angeles County sheriff’s employees were convicted of obstructing a federal investigation into the abuse of inmates at county jails
Accused of punching, wrestling and choking two inmates
Cook County Jail inmates sold tiny amounts of marijuana out of toothpaste caps after a correctional officer smuggled in the drug
Sheriff is calling for changes after four inmate were released in the past two weeks
Investigators turned up marijuana, an iPad with a Wi-Fi card and an air deodorizer that masked the smell of the marijuana
CO dragged inmate with 2 broken ankles across the floor
City officials are calling the sweep for drugs and contraband “unprecedented”
Three Georgia corrections officers have been convicted of charges related to the beating of an inmate
State police said he caused a drunken-driving crash that killed two men
Death of inmate occurred under the same warden who’s security flaws lead to the fatal stabbing of a CO
Investigators determined that two of the deputies beat the man in a jail cell while the other two watched and did and said nothing
Inmate was downloading legal materials for inmates and prison staff alike
Was suspected of stealing the shotgun shells from a state-prison arsenal
A Florida Department of Corrections officer is facing charges related to a road rage incident on Sunday