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
Benjamin G. Sebena is eligible for parole in 35 years for ambushing and killing his police officer wife last Christmas Eve
Officer Richard Haste was indicted last summer on manslaughter charges in the death of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham
Erbie Lee Bowser was charged with two counts of capital murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and more
More than 50 local, state and federal investigators combed the area where federal criminal defense investigator disappeared
The man confessed to police that he shot his wife following a fight at their home
The man, who was fighting with his daughter, was booked on charges of second-degree malicious mischief, reckless endangerment and possession of explosive devices
The gunman, identified as 59-year-old Rockne Newell, indiscriminately fired shots Monday night as he barged into a meeting
John Errol Ferguson, 65, was convicted of murdering 8 people in the 70’s and died of lethal injection
The 3 black men were inspired by the masks used in Ben Affleck’s ‘The Town’
Billy Slagle was found hanging in his cell just 3 days before he was set to be executed
Law enforcement officials expressed concern about the ruling
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
Raymond Wallace was shot in the chest after firing an officer’s gun and hitting his leg
Raymond Wallace is unlikely to appear in court because of his very serious medical condition
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says its remaining supply of pentobarbital expires in September
Michelle Knight said she cried every night for 11 years in the home of Ariel Castro, where she was raped and forced to miscarry a child
The inmate reached for the officer’s gun once his cuffs were removed and shot the officer in the leg
Derrick Estell is still at large after fleeing the jail and hopping into a getaway car Sunday
Joseph Walker allegedly shot and killed a man on the off ramp of a highway after one driver cut the other off
Connecticut police declined to comment on the nature of Monday’s search at Pine Lake
Ivan Benavidez, 74, was arrested for shooting his brother and a girl in the head; both are expected to survive
Inmates started a riot and set fires after security forces opened fire on three detainees who tried to escape
Officer Christopher Goodwin, who admits his actions were inappropriate, was suspended for 4 days
The photos, taken from Hernandez’s home surveillance system, show him holding a gun before and after his friend’s death
Detective Carlos Castillo showed a packed court room his scars from the night he was beat 3 years ago
Ronell Wilson was sentenced to death on Wednesday in the execution-style slayings of two undercover police officers in 2003
Jeremy Moody and his wife were charged with murder after they arrived at a child molesters house and killed the man and his wife