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.
Gregory Rodriguez, 47, was sentenced to 224 years for sexually assaulting nine inmates over an 11-year period at the women’s prison in Chowchilla
Several employees at the Calico Rock prison were suspended and another demoted for allowing inmates to use an outdoor kitchen dock unsupervised
The Allegheny County Jail officer was recorded holding a barbed wire bat and saying “I don’t give a [expletive], [racial slur]-beater” in a video posted online
Between Sept. 13 and Nov. 2, 2021, 155 officers were caught absent without leave and suspended
Rogeric Hankins, an employee of a private contractor to the federal government, pled guilty to raping a prisoner
Taking a “wait and see” approach or assuming the officer will improve on their own sends the message that the behavior is acceptable
Enrique Chavez was the fifth employee at the Dublin prison to be charged with sexual abuse of inmates since June 2021
The captain claimed a policy that forbids deputies from having a relationship with a known felon violated his constitutional right to free association
The four men stormed the cell of another inmate after detention center officer Shannon Cherise Burden remotely opened the cell doors
John Grismore maintains he used the minimum amount of force necessary to prevent the prisoner from spitting on him and the other deputies
Arturo Pacheco, 40, is one of two California State Prison, Sacramento, COs who have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2016 fatal incident involving inmate Ronnie Price
A federal grand jury in April 2021 indicted Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, saying he punished detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours
A federal grand jury in April 2021 indicted Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, saying he violated the civil rights of four people in his custody
After the cellphone was discovered in the inmate’s cell, the former officer confessed to helping furnish the item for money
A state investigation found that jailers failed to check on Dean Stewart, 50, three times in the 24 hours leading up to his death
“This isn’t really about ‘transparency’ – it’s about advancing the anti-police narrative and making it easier for cop-haters to target individual police officers,” said NYPD union president Patrick Lynch
There have been 237 vacated convictions in recent years linked to former Sgt. Ronald Watts
Kyle Harris of Charlotte, N.C. pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of sexual activity by a custodian
Defense argued the two performed as trained when confronted with a man who was “delusional, hallucinating, combative” and high on methamphetamine
The indictments are the latest development in a state criminal probe that resulted in significant fallout, including the departure of the state’s corrections commissioner
Security cameras in the Fairfield County Jail captured the inmates and officers wrestling on video
Union’s national vice president of women and fair practice said the abuses at the Victorville prison complex were among “the worst that I’ve seen.”
PREA criminalizes any sexual relationship between correctional officers and inmates because of the “imbalance of power”
Sgt. Deandre Adams violated policy in failing to adequately check on Chad Isaak, according to a termination letter
Documentation revealed that the CO worked as a reserve officer as well as a real estate agent while out on workers’ compensation
“This serves as a reminder that individuals, no matter their status, will be held accountable,” an attorney said
An official designated a relative be hired as an intelligence officer even though that person hadn’t applied and someone else had already been chosen
The report cites failure to check detainees, slow emergency responses, and vacant posts
The officer wanted the victim to “behave himself,” according to the affidavit
Alex Toro pleaded not guilty to a four-count indictment alleging he’s been moonlighting as a drug dealer
In an online post, the “good verbal” writers defended their memes as dark humor by people with difficult, little-appreciated jobs
John Basco’s death is the 14th this year at the jail, which has faced criticism over inmate deaths, escapes and other incidents
According to county detectives, the attack occurred last month after the CO unlocked a cell and allowed two inmates to enter the cell and assault the inmate in it
