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.
Jim and Doug discuss the movement in recent years to discontinue the cash-bail system
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A thorough investigation will set a positive tone for the probation or parole case
The bill would require officials to evaluate an inmate’s entire criminal history when considering their release from prison
Forty-three-year-old gunman Thomas Hartless killed himself after the slayings Friday
Biometric technologies have already helped facilities improve offender identification and have the potential to improve efficiency for employee access authentication
James Henderson III pleaded guilty to five murder charges
Coroner Terry Parker said Tory Sanders had become “agitated and uncooperative” and he collapsed while jail staff were trying to restrain him
The deputy was fatally wounded last Monday when an inmate returning from court grabbed a gun and shot him
The officers’ conditions are unknown
Ryan Ellis kicked out the rear window of the vehicle and jumped out as the car was moving
A jury convicted Voltaire Williams of conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced him to 25 years to life
The inmate was serving more than 100 years for a drive-by shooting that put bullet holes in an officer’s house
The group alleges that Sheriff Thomas Hodgson violated the state’s public records law by refusing to release documents in response to its request
Police said Wesley Williams Correa-Carmenaty managed to steal a deputy’s gun after he returned from court
Sgt. Megan Lee Callahan died following the incident at Bertie Correctional Institution in Windsor
Christopher S. Hendon claimed he was part of a police program that gives kids prison tours to scare them off from committing crimes
Since March 1, Bradley County Jail officials have refused entry on medical grounds to at least three men
In order to arrange for the contraband to be brought into the facility, the inmate and the co-conspirator often use a code like the case we’re about to examine
The specialist squad will research methods and types of drones and share data with law enforcement across the country
A 10-hour standoff ended peacefully Saturday night
Both victims are expected to survive
Officials say Christopher Wayne Kilpatrick might be driving a maroon van taken from a local home
Danielle Taylor uses her MMA training to help her in her job as a custody assistant at the North County Correctional Facility
Around 25 rioters were outside throwing rocks, sticks and setting off fireworks
Deputy D. Hernandez detained Kiondre Zachary with the help of other inmates in the pod
The decision marks the third time since 2014 that a parole board has cleared the way for Jesus Cecena to be released