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 payout over Holly Barlow-Austin’s death after being held at a jail operated by LaSalle Corrections is among the largest public settlements of its kind
Alan Kettina had been employed as a correctional officer in the Cook County sheriff’s department until Sunday when he was de-deputized
The deal marks one of the most expensive wrongful death settlements in recent history for the state prison system
State determined getting fired was punishment enough
Correctional Officer Jerome Prusa and Heriberto Viramontes’ girlfriend Kira Lundgren were arrested minutes after the cannabis was taken into the facility
Officer allegedly spanked a female inmate there after inquiring if she was a “bad girl”
The Southern Center for Human Rights claims a group of prison officers punched, stomped on, kicked and knocked several of the men unconscious
The department in June 2005 established a policy to punish prison employees arrested on suspicion of drunken driving
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating the alleged incident between Jeremy Essary and a female inmate since June 28
Another 10 officials have also been arrested, including Ruben Jose Gonzalez Heredi, the deputy director of an adjacent prison
Belinda Stewart makes $102,000 a year as a director for the DOC
Under state law, it is a felony for a corrections officer to have sex with an inmate
A senior prison officer demanded that a frightened inmate perform a sex act with him, telling her “it’s an order’’, a court has heard
Officials say nurse was taking drugs from prison hospitals
The CIA’s inspector general has reopened its investigation into a botched 2003 operation in which a vacationing German citizen was snatched and sent to a secret prison
Because federal prosecutors allege two of the incidents involved aggravated circumstances, he faces up to life in prison if convicted
Officer was alleged to have touched an inmate’s breast and let her out of a cell to perform oral sex on him
As a result of the FBI probe, more than 30 people have had their convictions overturned or were released from prison based on false arrests
A federal appeals court ruled that a woman’s intimate search of a male inmate - which was filmed and watched by dozens - was unreasonable, but the court refused to take the case
Clifford Arlen Matherly, 35, was arrested at a gas station in Chewelah, Wash., on Monday, according to the FBI.
In court paperwork, Janice Emery claims that her supervisor made lewd comment and requests for sexual favors to her
A deputy was accused of being part of a human trafficking ring that smuggled illegal immigrants from Arizona to California
County manager John Sutherland, Jr., would not comment on why the two were put on leave
James Arroyo pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts that included sexual battery in connection with the February assaults
Officer was fired in August after video surfaced showing him striking inmate Charles Shelley 27 times, breaking the handcuffed man’s leg
A correction officer at the MCI-Shirley prison has been suspended without pay while he is in jail facing charges of rape and assault and battery
The incident allegedly occurred after corrections officers took away two hours of TV privileges from inmates on the 10th floor after finding food hidden in the day room
Recent allegations include findings that the agency misspent nearly $100 million
Officer Lawrence Mule will serve a 60-day suspension without pay; Officer James Conlin will be suspended without pay until he retires
Officer suspended without pay
A former Illinois Department of Corrections probation officer was convicted Thursday of having sex with a parolee while he was overseeing her case
Officer has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of an investigation into whether an inmate was assaulted on his way into the Burleigh County Detention Center
Thomas Scott Vandegrift said he was thrashed by Roanoke Sheriff’s Office deputies who kneed him in the face and grabbed his hair to slam his head repeatedly into a metal bunk