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 review found that the state hasn’t complied with lethal injection processes since 2018, resulting in executions being conducted without proper drug testing
Out of the nearly 700 correctional officers surveyed, approximately 6% indicated they had nefarious or disconcerting reasons for working in corrections
Catherine Dutcher, 24, was fired from her job at a juvenile correctional center on the same day she was arrested
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
Wichita County Sheriff David Duke pointed out misplaced files within the facility and documents found at the home of one of the women
Opening arguments in federal suit claiming city violated arrested women’s rights
Phillip Howard Lane turned himself in to authorities for multiple counts of sexual contact with female inmates under his supervision and official misconduct
Torry Chambers was criminally charged in December with raping two inmates and helping another to rape one of them
Hernan Guerra Jr. pleaded guilty in January to one count of conspiracy with intent to distribute
Laurie Chapman is charged in a 30-count indictment with theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds
Female officer portrayed the jail as a “good old boys club” where male officers solicited sex from female officers
Suit alleges systemic abuse and neglect of gay and transgender immigrants while in custody at facilities owned or contracted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Maricopa County officials also said that Arpaio’s office had spent the money on unsuccessful criminal cases brought against two county officials and a judge
Officer accused of stealing more than $147,000 from 96-year-old widow, and making himself the sole beneficiary of her $500,000 annuity
Officials say MDC officer brought drugs, $3,000 cash to jail
Taxpayers paid $272,900 for time when the 66 employees were absent during the three-month sample period from June through August last year
Man is charged with driving to the Butte-Silver Bow County Courthouse on Nov. 13 while under the influence of methadone
The prosecution said Malasig forced the inmate, who lives as a female, to perform oral sex on him
Was allegedly involved with “threatening bodily harm”
Laurie A. Blum, 45, was convicted earlier this month of felony second-degree sexual assault by correctional staff
Firefighter Michael Kelly, 33, of Lincoln Place and corrections officer Anthony Berger, 28, of West Mifflin face charges of aggravated assault
Corrections officer also slapped with a huge fine for providing contraband to inmates and soliciting violent crimes
Worker downloaded images depicting babies, preteens and early adolescents in various sexual settings, including bondage
5 other officers are accused of helping cover up the beating at New Jersey State Prison
On Tuesday, former correctional officer Dwayne Jones admitted he brought cannabis to work and was sentenced to 18 months probation
The female officers working at Rikers Island are sex-starved and promiscuous with the prisoners they are there to keep in line, says a former officer
Brandon McKinney, 34, is charged with sexual abuse of a ward, which carries a maximum 15 years in prison