Corrections
The Corrections topic covers the duties performed by sheriff’s departments and other police agencies that straddle the line between patrolling the streets and guarding inmates in correctional facilities, county lock-ups, prisons, jails, and courthouses.
Vigilance at every step helps officers avoid complacency and ward off prisoner escapes or assaults
Advocates of accused offenders have called for “cash bail” to be ended, citing economic inequities
Calif. Sheriff Don Barnes addresses current issues regarding custodial operations in jails as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold
Republicans legislative leaders say the report showed a pattern of willfully ignoring state law and victims’ rights
“These inmates had no obligation whatsoever to render aid to a bleeding, vulnerable deputy, but they didn’t hesitate,” the sheriff’s office said
Demonstrators have repeatedly damaged federal property at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse
There are two constants about being a probation officer: nothing is ever the same and the only expected is the unexpected
“It’s a very unique case and very rare,” said a Spokane Regional Health District spokesperson
The former gang member was initially given life in prison but later had his sentence reduced because he was 17 years old at the time
Authorities have not yet determined the San Jose man’s cause of death
An investigation into the parole decision is still ongoing
Sheriff Alex Villanueva didn’t show up to a meeting, despite a subpoena demanding he answer questions about the spread of COVID-19 behind bars
An investigation is underway after the Virginia Parole Board granted parole to a man who has served decades of a life sentence for killing an on-duty police officer
The family of Officer Michael Connor and Richmond’s top prosecutor asked the governor to stop the release
The commission is using its voter-provided direct authority to use subpoenas to investigate conduct within the department
Vincent Martin has been paroled despite being sentenced to death for the 1979 killing of Richmond Police Officer Michael Connors
“The bottom line is the county is refusing to accept many inmates,” Chief Michael Grier said. “This is dangerous and creates an unacceptable risk to the public”
Albuquerque Police Chief Michael Geier wrote a letter to state and local leaders asking for an adjustment to procedures that led to the suspect being released
Jails must continue to fill a vital role within the public safety and criminal justice realms while battling the coronavirus
Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said arrest practices are currently under review but have made no specific changes
Nathaniel Woods is scheduled to be executed by injection on March 5 at a south Alabama prison
Nikolas Cruz faces four charges in the Nov. 13, 2018, attack on Sgt. Ray Beltran
Two incidents, 20 years apart, demonstrate the perils of early release of inmates
The officers will be designated to identify and process undocumented immigrants
Grants available to support security, technology, training and vehicle needs for prisoner transport
“I handed him over on a silver platter. I was walking around trying to get anybody to take the bait. Nobody took the bait”
A Wisconsin inmate has reportedly confessed to killing Theresa Halbach, whose slaying was at the center of the hit Netflix series
Commission Chairman Tim Guffey says a man walked into the courthouse with a gun
Some of the inmates were sentenced to life in prison for murder
Jail officials thwarted the attempt to help the inmate escape
The sick-out was tied to labor negotiations
A privately operated prison transport van had departed from Utah when Susan Barksdale pretended to have an “intestinal issue”
The man is charged with killing a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy and burning his body and patrol car last year
