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.
Circuit court ruled an officer could be held liable for failing to stop jail staff from assaulting detainee, citing duty to intervene
From SWAT to narcotics, becoming an expert is a lot of hard work. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would be an expert
With more being asked of these facilities, they need additional solutions
David Wayne Jordan, 36, later claimed he had been aiming at a squirrel, but couldn’t explain the marijuana
Hasan could become the first U.S. soldier executed in more than half a century
Gov. Jerry Brown hopes the proposal will help avoid a mass release of dangerous felons
Under the 2006 Masha Law, Masha Allen can sue the 14 jailed men, which includes her adoptive father
The man handed the bank teller a note that read, “This is a holdup. Give me a dollar”
Death row inmate Harry Mitts is scheduled to die next month after being convicted of shooting two people
The 4 men approached the CO at a gas station and told him they were part of a gang that kills cops
11 women and 1 man are seeking unspecified damages for civil rights violations and invasion of privacy for being taped while using the bathroom or undressing
Maj. Nidal Hasan is now eligible for the death penalty for the 2009 attack on the Texas miliary base
The ‘sovereign citizens’ told the judge they don’t recognize his authority to keep them in jail
Aaron Hernandez was indicted Thursday on first-degree murder and weapons charges in the death of Odin Lloyd
Site gives inmates a chance to provide information that may implicate others involved in crimes
Technology tracks individual bookings and provides alerts related to individuals who have been booked more than five times in a three-year period
The plan has so many prongs in its approach, if one doesn’t find a particular device, another one surely will
29-year-old James Robert Montgomery was due Wednesday for an initial appearance in a Las Vegas court on felony charges
Maj. Nidal Hasan is acting as his own attorney but told the judge that he wouldn’t be putting up a defense
Rodney Eugene Long kept a couple captive in their home for 4 hours before one of them fired, killing him
Since 2011, LAPD has had 160 to 170 officers assigned full-time to keep tabs on thousands of convicted felons living in LA
The defendant grew angry, shoved an officer and tried running from the court room
A man thought to be a convicted burglar shot an officer twice and stole his cruiser; suspect still at large
The suspects stopped a taxi and stole the belongings of the two Swedish tourists inside
Efrian Lopez, 54, told his wife that he planned to kill a police officer, unaware the officer was listening
Justin Sollohub, 27, was shot in the head pursuing Joshua Russell in 2011 and died soon after
More than 6 felony charges were filed against Leon Cordell Rosby, who is accused of dissuading a witness and other crimes
Bulger, 83, showed no reaction upon hearing the verdict, which brought to a close a case that not only transfixed the city but exposed corruption
Darius McCollum has spent nearly a third of his life behind bars for his love of trains and the subway system
Jurors in a federal court in Brooklyn found Akeem Monsalvatage, Derrick Dunkley and Edward Byam guilty on all counts of the robbery