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.
The most common investigation misstep is lack of timeliness, but in one case an officer accused of molesting a teen was paid for more than 2 years before termination
6 people, employed by the Sacramento County Jail’s healthcare contractor, have been arrested for smuggling drugs into the jail
There is bi-partisan agreement that the BoP “needs significantly more funding” for staffing and addressing a $2 billion maintenance backlog
Mother: “My son’s face was split open like a pear”
Prosecutors are also pushing for inmate’s execution
Tyshinia Love Brewster was arrested at her home Wednesday and charged with rape and official misconduct
Lawsuit accuses the officer of excessive force and battery
Sterling Duckett of Sicklerville was sentenced Friday to a 5-year prison term and ordered to forfeit his job
Claims to be the victim of a conspiracy
She and her husband had a verbal altercation after he came home from a late night out
Allegedly shot husband over the fact that he was staying out too late
Theresa L. Daniel, 60, was placed on administrative leave without pay on Jan. 19
Six employees at the New Castle Correctional Facility have been charged in the past 10 months
Judge Tim Barnack told Richard L. Taylor on Jan. 21 that community members wondered why he wasn’t hanging from a tree
Nancy Gonzalez, 29, was arrested Tuesday on charges she intentionally engaged in a sex act with Ronell Wilson while working the night shift at the Metropolitan Detention Center
Stand accused of smuggling cell phones, tobacco and marijuana among other things in 2011
Defense had argued the allegations were false or, at best, exaggerations fueled by the inmate rumor mill
DNA testing found semen in a bowl, corroborating the inmate’s story
Offenders thought they were paying court ordered fines and fees, but CO kept the money for his personal use
Closing arguments centered on “human social network” within the state’s prison system and inmates whose testimony was “all written from the same script.”
Allegedly allowed others into the cell of an inmate for a retaliation attack
Promised to provide extra amenities if they flashed him
Admitted in court documents to beating the inmate, who later died of his injuries
Claims that male senior staff would not communicate with her directly
Report says man wouldn’t drop knife after police find him arguing with relative
Defense accused prosecution of presenting the case unfairly
Heath Ray pleaded not guilty Tuesday after being charged with pointing the unloaded gun at his wife
Jury deliberated 40 minutes before acquitting him of a felony
Allegedly TASERed nurse for playing prank with his lunchbox
Dog owner wants officer held responsible
Detectives allegedly found at least three messages sent to the woman, two that said “I love u”
Back in September, several Pima County COs were arrested after they were accused of beating up 4 people outside a bar