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 sheriff said rumors circulating in the jail prompted the “ugly” investigation and the conclusions “sickened” him
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Sheriff said decision to terminate the CO was part of his vow to make “accountability and transparency a top priority”
Man accused of pinning, hitting 14-year-old in face
Three women were allegedly raped by a CO
Deputy Duone Clark, 40, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with sexual assault and violation of oath by a public officer
Anthony Townes is serving an 18-year sentence for raping at least four inmates
The charges are all felonies and he is being held on a $350,000 cash only bond
Robert Botzon was released only after the judicial assistant who’d called for help with an unruly spectator confirmed that they’d grabbed the wrong guy
Former Deputies John Wilburn and Thomas Goodman were charged with assault Wednesday for allegedly pepperspraying an inmate while he was secured in a restraint chair
An inmate who says cops tortured him into confessing to a rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial
Anthony McIntosh was arrested, accused of failing to alert emergency workers after finding an inmate unresponsive
Capt. Victor Martin was placed on paid suspension for possible employee misconduct the day after 19-year-old Jade Holder was beaten in his cell
Jessie Hubbard’s posting violated several rules of conduct, including threatening, intimidating or coercing another employee or a member of the general public;
The suit accuses department brass of failing to root out deputy brutality in jails
About 100 opponents of America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” rallied Friday in downtown Phoenix to protest the treatment of an inmate
Official had been dismissed from the sheriff’s training academy in 2007
Anthony Hansen was placed on unpaid suspension Dec. 14 and resigned Wednesday
Incarcerating an inmate without clothing isn’t expressly prohibited under DOC policy
YouTube Video: Officer loses job over holding cell incident
Christopher Shields, 45, claims he was punched, kneed and choked during the incident, some of which was captured on video by a security camera
Butte County Superior Court Judge Clare Keithley ruled there was insufficient time Thursday to complete the preliminary examination of Efrain Mendoza
The officers were placed on paid leave Tuesday and an internal investigation was opened
Ernest Atencio was taken off life support after he was found unresponsive in his jail cell with marks from a stun gun on his body
Assistant Attorney General: “We will not tolerate corrections officers engaging in this behavior with institutionalized persons”
Bruce Tuck was sentenced to 20 years with no parole to be added to the 60-year, no-parole sentence he already is serving for rapes
The NY DOC says the COs were only charged after a four month investigation that also involved the state police
Four officers were arrested on felony charges of gang assault, conspiracy and tampering with physical evidence
Prosecutors said Harry Nicoletti sexually assaulted some inmates and enticed others into attacking fellow inmates
Former Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. was released a day after a judge reduced his bond from $500,000 to $50,000
Critics claim more than 400 sex crimes reported during 3-year period were poorly investigated or not worked at all