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.
Unfortunately for Robert Lewis Bridges, the men and women wearing the uniform of the Hillsborough County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office refused to allow complacency to creep into the picture
Clarence Koblitz fired four shots from his 30/30 rifle balanced precariously on the running board of a speeding squad, holding onto the window frame, while firing one handed at the two occupants of the cab
The “Tic-Tac-Toe” code system is flexible, secure, easy to learn and easy to use
Union wants answers on why an anti-cop music video was filmed inside of the Nassau County Jail, by former inmates
The department has been beset with allegations of inmate abuse by deputies and costly lawsuits
With more than 60 percent of jail inmates awaiting trial and many unable to afford bail, reforms focus on data to predict who can safely be released
Less than an hour after she was released on Thanksgiving, Shaday Gamble was back behind bars
Drug smuggling is up at many county jails and one reason, sheriff’s officials say, is that some parolees are getting arrested just so they can try to sneak narcotics behind bars
A man who stabbed his co-worker dozens of times then cut out his heart and put it in his jacket pocket has been released from prison
Lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a proposal to allow the practice again to avoid problems with lethal-injection drugs
A man who spent nearly four decades in prison after being convicted of murder is expected to be freed Friday after a witness confessed he lied
Woman suspected of stealing a vehicle tried to escape from custody by climbing through ceiling tiles at a hospital where she was being treated
Man eventually tried to steal a car that wouldn’t start while a police dog’s teeth were clamped to his arm
Ashford Thompson shot Officer Joshua Miktarian 4 times in the head, at close range, after Thompson had been stopped for playing loud music in his car
The Backscatter Z is about 9 pounds and requires little training to use
32-year-old Jesse Valdez III was driving in his patrol car when an SUV crossed into oncoming traffic at an intersection and slammed into him
A sheriff’s detention officer shot and killed a jail inmate in Phoenix who slipped out of his restraints, ran away and struggled with another officer over a gun Tuesday
Sheriff’s deputy fired several rounds from his semi-automatic weapon as his colleague tried to flee an alcohol-fueled argument at a hotel
T.J. Lane, 20, already was serving a life sentence when he and two other inmates climbed the fence during recreation
He was sentenced Friday to three life prison terms without parole in the killings of two girls and his fiancee
A federal court jury on Tuesday found five Denver sheriff’s deputies used excessive force against man who died in 2010
Steven Pratt was home two days after serving 30 years in jail for murder when he attacked his mother
New protocols require more training for the execution team and backup procedures in case a lethal injection goes awry
Police say the 33-year-old ex-convict was shot in the Orange County town of Mount Hope
Man convicted in the shooting death of an NJ state trooper was ordered released on parole by a state appeals court Monday
Deputies followed the rules when they used a sleeper hold and stun gun to restrain a man who died in the downtown jail, defense attorney said Monday
Fugitives were being held in custody on various charges including attempted murder when they escaped from the county jail late Friday
Sheriff’s officials in Goshen County are touting a grenade launcher as a useful tool for keeping the peace, even though they have never used it
City officials have pledged to help produce the cards that Hope Dudley wants to get into the hands of prison inmates and others
Denver sheriff’s deputy who provoked a fight with an inmate by throwing taekwondo kicks and punches has been suspended for 90 days
Officials praised “quick work” by cooperating police agencies in recapturing T.J. Lane, Lindsey Bruce, and Clifford Opperud, who escaped Thursday
Man suffered a broken blister on his right big toe from ill-fitting boots worn while he worked in the kitchen. He says medical staff ignored a serious injury for a diabetic