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
A former CO has been indicted on a charge of sexual contact with a female inmate
The lawsuit alleges excessive force, along with violations of due process and equal protection
Officer Elizabeth J. Rosenbaum left her gun belt -- which included a .38-caliber revolver, ammunition, cellphone, cuffs, and pepper spray - on a table in the restroom
In videos, a Montgomery County CO seems to keep cash taken during processing
Aborted corruption investigations have succeeded in getting one of the lawman’s top allies disbarred
The name will return to the original Arapahoe County Detention Center
A former prison warden’s wife convicted of helping an inmate escape almost 18 years ago has been released from prison
Los Angeles County Capt. Jeff Donahue is under investigation for allegations of having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate
The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that 27-year-old Bernis Gonzalez Miranda was convicted of three counts of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine
Officer lied about his rounds the day two inmates staged an escape
Brian James Brown, former correctional officer, was sentenced to five years in prison
A former city Corrections officer will likely end up behind bars after she admitted to having sex with an inmate and selling Ecstasy
Bottom line: Those who work in corrections need to be held to a higher standard
Federal CO was maimed when he was stabbed in the eye by a former Osama bin Laden aide
A former inmate claims he was ignored multiple times over grievances he filed after he was sexually assaulted four times by suspended CO Harry Nicoletti
Officer killed an unarmed New York City man as he left his bachelor party
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a former correctional officer at the Tennessee Prison for Women, 23-year-old Justin Heflin
Deputy Mark Samuels, 54, faces 14 counts related to a sexual relationship with a female inmate of the Marion County Jail
John Bernard Bland Jr. was arrested and charged with three counts of carnal knowledge of a prisoner
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