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.
Corrections officials say a kitchen job, unsupervised access and failure to confirm identity enabled Grant Hardin’s escape
Seth L. Davis, 20, was sentenced to a deferred judgment, community service and anger management for an assault at Centennial Correctional Facility
The Oregon DOC released pre-dismissal letters after an investigation revealed racist language, hate speech and demeaning content shared by tactical team members
In addition to the payment to the 12 women, the sheriff’s office will be required to implement a series of specific changes at the jail to reduce sexual harassment
Darrell Wayne Smith, who worked at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, is the sixth employee at the prison charged with abusing inmates
An inmate charged in the death of a CO who helped him escape pleaded guilty to escape in exchange for having the murder case dismissed
Rebecca Hillman is the first correction officer convicted and incarcerated for committing criminally negligent homicide on the job, the DA said
Chandler Craig’s federal complaint claims she lost her job based on a “fabricated incident report” ordered by the sheriff
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
The agreement will end the DOJ’s lawsuit which alleged the sheriff’s office allowed female COs at the Mobile Metro Jail to be exposed to sexual harassment from inmates
Potter was released from the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee and will be on supervised release until December
The COs admitted they witnessed fellow officers assault a nonviolent inmate who was lying face down in a shower cell wearing handcuffs and leg shackles
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
Todd Sheffler said he accepted responsibility “for what I did or didn’t do” that caused the inmate’s death
A judge said Alex Banta was “caught up in the culture” of silence surrounding violence against inmates
Rebecca Hillman faces up to four years in prison after a jury convicted her of denying help to an inmate who hanged himself in a cell
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 decision to dismiss charges against Jarrett Hobbs came several months after an investigation following the video’s release last year
The investigation was opened after deaths in county jails hit a two-decade high last year and other allegations of excessive use of force surfaced
The sheriff said rumors circulating in the jail prompted the “ugly” investigation and the conclusions “sickened” him
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Sheriff said decision to terminate the CO was part of his vow to make “accountability and transparency a top priority”
The indictment described the ring as a criminal enterprise that worked to move cellphones, drugs, jewelry, clothing and cash items into the prison
The ex-prison worker was the fifth employee at the facility to be charged with sexual abuse of inmates since June 2021
One CO allegedly received more than $15K from inmates over eight months for giving out contraband items
The ex-officer also posted a photo of protestors lying on a street and wrote, “I would run them over no problem lol (laughing tears of joy emoji) didn’t see it”
Former employees claim meal trays and prescription meds were withheld, as well as reports of physical abuse by staff
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