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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
The suspect fled his vehicle, hopped a fence, and fired about 6 shots at the pursuing officer
Experts cautioned that taking down the group’s command structure is unlikely to diminish violence in the border states where it dominates through terror
Aaron Schaffhausen, 35, had admitted to the killings, but argued he had a mental defect that kept him from knowing it was wrong
ICE officials say they also identified 61 child victims in the five-week operation that ended June 30
23-year-old Barry White was arrested and booked on 2 counts of murder and 7 counts of attempted murder
A new 977-count indictment filed Friday provides a painful look at what a decade of captivity for three women was like
A medical examiner ruled that Dale Hausner overdosed an antidepressants
The sting took several dozen weapons off the street and put many gun sellers behind bars
The suspect became irate in the back of the squad, and lunged at officers when they opened the door
Joseph “Mousie” Massimino, 62, was charged with racketeering, others await retrial in October
Within hours of confirmation that she was a homicide victim, her alleged killer was arrested: her former roommate
Eric Hightower refuses to cooperate as police attempt to arrest him, then screams when he is sprayed with pepper spray
More than 30,000 inmates in California prisons have refused at least one meal in support of inmates held in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison
The attorney general will have to decide several months before the start of a trial — if there is one — whether to seek death
Justin Jasper was given such a high bail because he is considered a flight risk and a threat to the community
Dean Randolph Jess had escaped and was driving a stolen Jeep when he was pinned in by patrol cars, beginning a standoff
When a customer recognized the man at the counter from wanted signs in the shop, he quickly took action
Nancy Gonzalez faces up to 16 months in prison at sentencing on Oct. 7
The results of an examination of Ariel Castro last week showed that he is mentally able to understand the charges and assist attorneys in his defense
Forty-two-year-old Shawn Custis was held Tuesday on $750,000 bail
He is charged with conspiracy and other counts for his alleged role in Shadowcrew.com, an online marketplace that trafficked in stolen credit and bank card numbers and counterfeit IDs
$1.6M of taxpayers’ money has gone into a man’s defense who brutally murdered 2 undercover police
Subhanna Beyah was arrested on fugitive from justice charges for multiple larcenies where jewelry and cash were taken
Shawn Custis, 42, was arrested Friday in Manhattan and faces charges of attempted murder, robbery, burglary and child endangerment