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.
Two incidents, 20 years apart, demonstrate the perils of early release of inmates
Grants available to support security, technology, training and vehicle needs for prisoner transport
Model pretrial jail programs provide withdrawal management and medication-assisted treatment for jail detainees
Police say a man was shot outside the jail after he charged at a LEO with a knife
After learning he is being admitted to a psych facility, a psychiatric patient launches a violent attack on two officers
Sheriff said he wasn’t willing to continue operating a jail “that is not funded to meet the minimum standards required” or to stand by while more staffers are laid off
The inmate was granted parole after serving more than 37 years behind bars for her role as the getaway driver in a robbery that left two LEOs dead
The move comes less than a month after Gov. Newsom announced a moratorium on executing any inmates
The inmate has painted murals to honor law enforcement
Closed-circuit video of Wednesday’s jailhouse bond court session shows William Green, 27, attacking public defender Julie Chase from behind
The inmate’s attorneys say he should be spared because he didn’t fatally shoot the Irving, Texas police officer
An escaped inmate was arrested after a pursuit and standoff with police that lasted for more than two hours
Police say the inmate was found trying to hide in the attic space of a garage
Notable inmates out of more than 700 people on the nation’s largest death row
The justices ruled 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of inmate Vernon Madison, who killed a police officer in 1985
The former officer’s lawyers say prosecutors have no right to challenge his current prison term
Prosecutors have insisted on seeking the death penalty
The LA sheriff further limited when inmates in Los Angeles County jails can be transferred for deportation
The former Chicago officer’s wife fears he’s still in danger after his assault
The company will close after an inmate accused of killing two people escaped while being transported to a Texas jail
The inmate says he had “nothing to do with” the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her friend
The suspect was found hiding inside a 55-gallon trash can in Texas
Cedric Marks, who is a MMA fighter is facing three pending murder charges
Every officer in the jail, deputies on the road, EMTs and paramedics will wear cameras
Robert Jennings received lethal injection for the July 1988 fatal shooting of Officer Elston Howard during a robbery
Death row inmate Robert Jennings was condemned for the 1988 slaying of Officer Elston Howard during a robbery
A former corrections officer tells the inside story of the most extensive manhunt in New York state history
Manslaughter charges against a former Detroit officer have been dropped in connection with a man who died in jail
A sheriff is turning himself in for a night in jail to learn more about prisoners’ complaints on living conditions
A Colo. sheriff’s practice of continuing to jail people suspected of being in the country illegally on behalf of feds is unconstitutional, judge says
Moments after Thomas Lee Williams was released from prison, police say he attacked a woman in the parking lot, took her car and fled with her 1-year-old grandson
Joseph Garcia fatally shot Officer Aubrey Hawkins during a Christmas Eve robbery in 2000
