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.
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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
The fugitive escaped from a state prison by sawing through prison bars and cutting through a fence
The inmate slipped out of his leg shackles and smashed a window to escape
The Sheriff’s Office recently purchased two iPads and downloaded Google Translate onto them
Without new laws, Obama is limited in what he can to do to stop the cycle of incarceration
On Nov. 1, over 6K drug felons will be released in effort to reduce ‘harsh’ drug laws
The group has called for reduced prison sentences and alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders
This escape is the fifth since June
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District court in Chicago names the city and a half-dozen officers as defendants
The officer was killed in the line of duty in 2000
The officers revived a woman they found dead after drowning in flood water
Said she never intended to pick them up in her car
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