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
The suspect is being held on a slew of charges, including possession of a firearm by a restricted person, aggravated assault, and failure to stop at the command of police
A history of inmate deaths, sexual assaults, beatings, stabbings and poor medical care has prompted reform
The 63-year-old Van Houten was convicted of murder and conspiracy for her role in the 1969 slaying of an LA couple
Sources indicate that the father had been released from jail 3 days before the incident
It took detectives in Phoenix’s vehicular-crimes unit two weeks to put together enough evidence to charge the suspect
Holmes’ lawyers repeatedly have said he is mentally ill, but they delayed the insanity plea while arguing state laws were unconstitutional
Michael Adebolajo, 28, who was shot by police before he was arrested, arrived kissing a copy of the Quran
An intensive and dangerous manhunt for Eaddy was underway all day Saturday for the death of at least 2 women
Bulger’s lawyers have made it clear that they will attack the credibility of men they describe as “once-reviled criminal defendants”
A year after being released from a decade-long sentence, Jeffery Eady killed 2 women and fled to Georgia where police are searching for him
Investigators say they kept inmates with serious mental illness in solitary confinement for months or even years at a time
Undercover agents had given the suspect a bag believed to be bomb, and he dropped it in a trash can near Wrigley field
The metal singer’s’ attorney says the singer had been using steroids and they’d had a devastating effect on his mind
Police believed the three known gang members were out looking for rivals when they fired at the vehicle
The suspect told his brother he planned to stage a kidnap, then find her to be seen as a hero, but she died in the process
The decision has caught the attention of lawmakers, police chiefs, district attorneys and law enforcement officers across the state
He blasted his way out of prison in April with explosives concealed in tissue packs, caught 6 weeks later
Jerry Andrew Active murdered two and sexually assaulted another less than 12 hours after he was released from prison
Most agree that such charges are possible against Ariel Castro, though not without legal fights starting with constitutional questions over the definition of a murder victim
Matthew David Stewart hung himself using a bed sheet and was discovered early Friday morning
The decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap by the Governor is being called ‘cowardly’ by critics
Jeremiah Bean was arraigned Thursday on 19 counts, including first-degree murder, arson and burglary
The man was already being investigated for indecent solicitation of a child; he’s in jail on $10k bond
Retired Detective Glenn Estrada couldn’t hold back his tears as he recalled his last shift with his partner, Peter Figoski
Investigators are trying to determine what sparked Sunday’s incident at the jail, both jailers are on leave
Many law enforcement officials say crime has increased because of Brown’s realignment law, releasing dangerous felons back onto the street
Randy Ridens Sr., 57, was taken into custody at 10:22 p.m. Friday as he was entering Topeka, Kan.
Two of three inmates who walked away from a northeast Kansas prison walked out of the home they had holed up in for hours
The level 3 sex offender nearly killed the officer in a gruesome attack in 2011