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.
A recidivist gang member whose record includes a 2010 robbery conviction and a 2014 GTA conviction murdered Officer Keith Boyer ten days after release from prison
Having a comprehensive, written policy is very important in managing inmates who wish to radicalize others towards terrorist behavior
How can we limit our prison population, and save money in our prison system?
Officer Robert E. Ransom was attempting to help an inmate with a medical emergency when he suffered a fatal heart attack
Police say that while unattended, Cody Tyron kicked out the metal screen separating the front and back seats and drove away
Officer Toamalama Scanlan remains in critical condition and Officer Juanita Davila is critical, but stable
Defense Attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a motion seeking permission to perform extensive testing on evidence to prove Steven Avery’s innocence
Brendan Dassey, who was sentenced to life without parole, will be freed from jail within 90 days
The sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix has raised close to $10 million in his bid for a seventh term, a stunning collection of campaign riches for a local police race
Arina Koltsova contracted tuberculosis from the infected man she was arresting on New Year’s Day
The CO was watching over the inmates and joking with them when he lost consciousness
The man ignored police efforts to coax him down
The 44-year-old Damacio Diaz was a 17-year veteran of the department
The former suburban Chicago police officer reportedly admitted to killing his missing fourth wife
Los Angeles police said they interviewed Charles Mason a few months ago but came up with no information
The former Subway pitchman was reportedly not making any footlongs
Legal scholars say similar death row decisions are likely to follow
Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was brutally beaten in an attack by a fellow inmate
Cop killer cannot be executed because he meets the legal standard to be considered intellectually disabled
Homeless man who pointed police toward two inmates who had escaped from jail will get the lion’s share of a reward set up for their successful capture
The suspect shot at several police officers and a sheriff’s helicopter before being shot and wounded
In all the twists and turns of the case, authorities agree the parolee should have never been released
Authorities were interviewing the inmates, hoping to fill the many holes about the escape and their week on the run
Bac Duong, 43, was arrested by police in Santa Ana
Sheriff’s officials have turned their attention to the local Vietnamese community in recent days
Incriminating testimony from incentivized informants factored in 16 percent of 337 convictions overturned by DNA evidence
The case is one of thousands involving criminal immigrants who federal authorities want to deport but haven’t been able to
It will be several years before the full effects of Prop 47 are seen, but 2015 offers a good glimpse into the ramifications
Jared Fogle admitted to paying a minimum of about $12K a year for sex
That marks the second time in two years the felon was placed in a lower security level prison by mistake
The sheriffs argued that Colorado would be in danger if the Pentagon sends detainees to prisons in the state
