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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Law enforcement leaders praise the Stun-Cuff Dual Cuff Model as a must-have tool for maintaining control over uncooperative prisoners, offering a safe and effective alternative to traditional shackling
John Vincent, 25, admitted to having a hypodermic needle and spoon in his car but promised that was all
Authorities said in a statement that three inmates have acknowledged to stabbing the victims to death with makeshift knives
Both had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport or receive stolen property and conspiracy to extort
A second suspect was arrested and charged in the abduction and killing of a couple and their son
The Department of Corrections is shifting to more gender-specific treatment of women behind bars
Michael Addison was convicted of gunning down Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006
The deputy who was stabbed sustained a half inch long cut and was treated by the jail’s medical staff
Prosecutors would not reveal their recommendation as the self-imposed deadline approached
Officer Michael Hart has been arrested and charged with felonies in connection with an incident caught on video that shows him allegedly shoving a woman into a jail cell
Elijah Foster-Bey, 20, was convicted of assault for the 2010 shooting of NYPD Det. Ricardo Ramirez
It appears the men opened a trap door above the jail showers and crawled outside
25-year-old Mingdong Chen implicated himself in the killings late Saturday
A woman who received a life sentence as a teenager for killing her former pimp will be allowed to go free
Wai Chiu “Tony” Ng is 1 of 3 men convicted in the 1983 massacre of 13 people at a Seattle gambling club
Matthew Cordle, 22, faces six years for aggravated vehicular homicide and six months for driving under the influence of alcohol
The chief circuit judge signed an order Monday that prohibits judicial orders from being accepted at drop-off boxes
Neil McArdle forgot to book the venue for his wedding day, so he called in a bomb threat from a payphone
Law enforcement authorities expect to make more arrests in the case
Witnesses said that the man was acting irrationally and violent as if under the influence of some kind of narcotic before his arrest
Adrian Peterson’s son was beaten by the mother’s boyfriend, he’s charged with aggravated battery of an infant
An investigator found that Holmes did a search on his computer for ‘rational insanity’
Roughly 38,000 correction officers at federal lockups across the country are required to keep working during the government shutdown
It is one of the toughest penalties doled out for public corruption in recent U.S. history
Chadrick Evan Fulks was taken from the federal penitentiary to help with the search for the remains of 19-year-old Samantha Nicole Burns
Officer Alejandro “Alex” Valadez was killed on-duty in a drive-by shooting
Castro’s pants and underwear were pulled down to his ankles when he was found
Timothy Russell, convicted of killing 2 cops in 1997, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his San Quentin cell
The judge entered the pleas on their behalf as neither recognize the court’s authority
The same jurors will return to decide whether John McCluskey, 48, should be sentenced to death or life in prison
Tsarnaev is in the custody of federal authorities on charges connected to the April 15 bombings and is not expected to appear in court
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