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.
These offenders not only tarnish the reputation of honest officers but also the agencies they represent
Witnesses at trial testified that the CO repeatedly punched and kicked the inmate, who was on the ground and not resisting
In addition to a 43-month prison sentence, the ex-CO was sentenced to two years of supervised release and will have to forfeit the $77,894 he obtained illegally
He faces 89 counts ranging from official oppression to institutional sexual assault
Pleaded guilty to use of obscene matter to seduce a minor
Was fired by in October after an internal investigation of his attack on an inmate
Pleaded to choking and beating inmate
Charged with two first-degree attempted robbery
Murder suspect was on the run for more than a month after being released
Derek A. Storms, 25, was a probationary officer at the Steuben County Jail when he allegedly participated in the robbery attempts last week
Mass. state law makes it illegal for anyone employed at a correctional facility to have sexual relations with an inmate being held there
Seeking damages in an undisclosed amount
Was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, as well as strangulation causing wounding or injury.
He was charged with six counts of imposition of sexual acts on a person incarcerated or under supervision
Convicted in 2010 after witnesses testified that he was on duty when he supplied a drug dealer with marijuana stolen from a department evidence locker
He was fired after an investigation found he used excessive force in a September incident
Officer Jennifer Korb was suspended without pay for 15 days for testing positive for drugs
Witnesses told them the beating happened “with no aggressive manner from the inmate”
The state Justice Department filed multiple charges against 41-year-old Kim Hoenisch on Friday, including felony drug possession and misconduct in office
Credible evidence was uncovered proving the alleged inappropriate sexual behavior did occur
The prison’s warden and another staffer were placed on paid leave earlier this month
Waived his right to indictment on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to attempting to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance
Contract employee took cash to smuggle items into D.C. correctional treatment facility
Tracked down the officer after the inmate became pregnant and identified him as the father
Covered up his role in an incident in which correctional officers used excessive force against an inmate
Wash. County sheriff said that he concluded the assault was a hoax because “there were just too many improprieties and inconsistencies in his story.”
Arrested for the incident but out on bail within 30 minutes
W.Va. State Police investigating beating allegations from inmates at Western Regional Jail
Accused attacker is also now in jail
A federal appeals court on Monday says a corrections officer and a doctor are not immune to a civil trial over delays and their alleged indifference to Titlow’s medical problems
Is accused of selling oxycodone to Jason Hampton, who subsequently died as a result of ingesting too many of the drugs at once
Claimed to be oxygen-dependent as a result of his work as a CO, but surveillance video said otherwise
COs are believed to be covering up for each other in hiding violations