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 use of restraint chairs and lawful authority were at the center of deliberations that deadlocked the jury more than once
Capt. Rebecca Hillman has pleaded not guilty to criminally negligent homicide and offering a false instrument for lying on an incident report
The money “will enable the complete closure” of the state’s only women’s prison
The ex-jailers lied to FBI agents regarding the mental state of an inmate who died in custody two years ago
Busted after attempting to buy drugs from undercover detectives
Ranking officer said to have committed fraternization with female inmate at Metropolitan Detention Center
Officer arrested for domestic violence; supervisor allegedly took bribes to get inmates out of jail
Inmates claim their food was poisoned by jail employees as a prank
Some ask whether incidents caught on tape are hindering officers
Has been suspended five times and received three written reprimands during his 18-year police career
After the officers falsified evidence in a slew of cases, charges have been dropped against 200 suspects
Lydell B. Sherrer, a deputy commissioner, is accused of approaching a laid-off corrections worker and offering to save the worker’s job for $10,000
Agents found him with 11 ounces of fake cocaine
Investigators say the former director of food services for NY’s prisons took favors in exchange for steering contracts
Seven of the 19 suspects were detained Monday
They were discovered by an on-duty sheriff’s deputy patrolling nearby
The deputy reported the inmate had threatened him
Woman claims she was thrown to the ground when her cell phone rang
Inmates were sent in official vehicles to carry out drug-related killings, including the massacre of 17 people
They will be confined to house arrest and monitored electronically while they await trial
The three are expected to be indicted in the planning of another robbery
Mark Jordan is accused of pushing and punching co-worker Sgt. Thomas Messina
Rafael Munoz went into the cell and “lifted and pulled” on the man’s leg shackles
Instead of taking the drugs to the police department, the officers worked with the dealer to sell the drugs
Brother’s $275K home put up as additional security
Washington County corrections officer Jessie Lunderby, 21, is under investigation for her appearance on Playboy.com
Shaw planned to find fresh inmates who would be willing to falsely say they were tortured
Kim Wolfe is accused of killing her ex-girlfriend and uncle and injuring her elderly grandfather in a shooting rampage
Police in Nassau County say the off-duty officer went on a shooting rampage
He left them on the back of his cruiser and drove off
Troubled past of toxicologist not disclosed to defendants
These examples of unprofessional conduct will be familiar to most experienced correctional staff