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 former corrections officer imported the fireworks from a Nevada vendor and mailed them to the Oahu Community Correctional Center, prosecutors said
Security footage showed officers walking past the unresponsive detainee before eventually cutting him down; prosecutors said their inaction broke the law
The 27-year veteran with CDCR was accused of rampant sexual abuse during his time at Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla
Leesa L. Wiseman’s attorney said the verdict recognized the years of discrimination, mistreatment and retaliation that his client endured
Prosecutors said the officers can be seen on surveillance video walking past Feliciano and taking no action for seven minutes and 51 seconds
The women claim that a jail officer gave two male detainees keys to the interior of the jail in exchange for $1,000
“We failed to put his handcuffs back on after he was scanned and he was able to walk out of the booking area and walk out of the building,” an official said
Officials allege she aided two-time murder suspect by spreading word throughout the jail that a co-defendant was “talking” to police and prosecutors
Another guard from the facility known as New Folsom already has pleaded guilty in connection with the inmate’s death and an attempt to cover it up by filing phony reports
One of the greatest sources of demoralization for corrections staff of all disciplines is “losing” one of their own to justice-involved individuals
Toby Dorr talks about her path from dog program volunteer to helping convicted murderer John Manard escape from a Lansing, Kansas prison
“After failing to protect them, the very least BOP can do now is let these women leave and begin to heal,” an official said
The pair were captured after U.S. Marshals pursued their vehicle and crashed into it; CO Vicky White died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
It’s a key position in a prison system that has struggled to rein in criminal behavior, particularly at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women
The vehicle was found in an impound lot in Tennessee, where it sat for nearly a week before authorities realized they had it
The deputy said he wanted to reward the inmates for helping clean the housing pod
“Nobody saw this coming,” Sheriff Rick Singleton said at a Monday morning press conference
Authorities are investigating all possibilities in the pair’s disappearance, including whether the officer assisted the inmate in escaping
A fourth officer is also expected to be charged in the death
The now former officer is accused of first-degree computer trespass and patronizing a prostitute after contacting an inmate’s significant other
Alex Banta now faces up to life in prison for actions the jury said led to the death of inmate Larry Earvin
“It’s a proven fact that I will not tolerate foolishness,” Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said
Sgt. Ulysses Oliver Jr. pleaded guilty to assaulting the inmates in April 2019
“It is time for the jail culture to stop supporting behaviors that are forbidden by policy,” the monitors wrote
One of the officers received more than $30,000 in a meticulous smuggling scheme, investigators say
“He got to me,” the now former CO said when questioned by investigators about the contraband
The deputy spent just five months at the sheriff’s office, his first sworn job in Georgia law enforcement
Larry Earvin, whose death was ruled a homicide, died five weeks after the 2018 incident
The images had been “circulating through the MDCR workplace, via text and Twitter,” the arrest report said
Security video showed the officer walking around, rather than through, a stationary metal detector when he entered the facility
A total of 8 deputies were suspended in 2020 after being suspected of selling steroids to each other and using the illegal drug
If convicted, Tony Klein faces a maximum sentence of life in prison
The coroner’s office said the inmate suffered apparent blunt force trauma, but it was unclear whether that caused his death
