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.
Joseph Ray Snow was convicted of assault after breaking an inmate’s nose and kicking his teeth out during a 2022 booking
David Kingsley was found guilty of murder and manslaughter, while two other officers were acquitted in the death of inmate Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility
The FMC Lexington corrections officer admitted to bringing synthetic marijuana and tobacco to inmates in exchange for mobile payments
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
Werner Gramajo, a senior corrections officer at Northern State Prison in Newark, smuggled cash and goods into the prison for Thomas De Vingo, a 64-year-old inmate
Faith Rose Gratz, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine
Officials are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for James Theodore Highhouse
The former CO says he’s “deeply remorseful”
Suit alleges Associate Warden Antonio Pires, 48, used his position to “manipulate and coerce” her into a brief sexual relationship and then gave her unfavorable assignments when she ended it
Ray Garcia, 55, former warden at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., already faces federal charges alleging he sexually abused inmates and forced them to pose nude for him
Thomas Lee Hicks, 30, faces a count of second-degree murder and child cruelty charges in connection with the Aug. 9 incident
