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.
An arbitrator ruled that Anthony Marlak’s termination was an excessive response by the state Department of Correction
A judge gave the CO a sentence nearly one-quarter the length of the 20 years handed to two other COs involved in the incident
Ray Garcia’s term will be followed by 15 years of supervised release and he must also register as a sex offender
Jason Ellis will return to work with a demotion and 30-day suspension
A surveillance camera recorded a sheriff’s deputy forcing a man face down into raw sewage
An investigation revealed that the deputy planned to have a physical relationship with an inmate once he was transferred to a state prison
Woman was arrested Dec. 29, 2009, on suspicion of stealing $3,000 worth of merchandise from a Target store
Chastain Montgomery Sr. faces two counts of unlawfully killing an employee of the United States
Officer recently backed out of a deal saying he could come back to work provided he accept a demotion to sergeant and what amounts to a 30-day suspension
Corrections officer David Padilla was blamed when a New York inmate escaped five years ago
The officers were arrested on criminal charges stemming from an alleged assault of an inmate during a prison strike in December, officials said.
Jurors late Monday acquitted John Paul Hernandez on 14 counts in 11 indictments that alleged he sexually abused five inmates at in 2004 and 2005
Youth prison principal is accused of abusing inmates
The man reportedly sold 14 grams of cocaine to an undercover police officer
Claims she was treated illegally during her 2008 arrest
Deputy was charged with tampering with evidence, culpable negligence, aggravated battery and three counts of official misconduct
The inmate had unleashed a barrage of insults on the deputy during a ride to the county jail
Suit seeks more than $250,000 in compensatory and punitive damages from Lackawanna County
The Rikers Island officer let her sweetheard, a Bloods gang member, call inmates in other jails
Inmates claim they were forced to remain naked for hours and rub an anti-lice cream on their bodies
The worker is accused of brazenly using his job to prey on the underage girls in his custody at the Manhattan Family Court building.
The veteran lawman was convicted of conspiracy, mail fraud and witness tampering in 2009 and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison
Inmate was awarded $625,000 after Ohio prison officials did nothing to prevent officer’s sexual assault
The official, Elizabeth Tavares, was said to be behind the perpetuation of an employee selection process that gave opportunities to less qualified job applicants
Raymond Martin, longtime sheriff of southern Illinois’ Gallatin County, trafficked marijuana on the job and plotted to have a witness killed.
The Augusta man gets jail time and probation for having illegal sexual contact with an inmate
The counselor with New York City’s Department of Juvenile Justice was tasked with picking up offenders at detention facilities and bringing them to court
Records show inmate was hurt so severly in attack by officers that his body was covered with deep bruises, his face was swollen and at least one tooth was missing
Coalition writes to Gov.-elect Deal, cites beatings.
Suit claims the jail and its medical service failed to properly treat and protect a psychotic inmate