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.
Proven approaches to reduce fentanyl overdose risk and protect staff and inmates
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
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
The jury must now decide whether to sentence 54-year-old Byron Scherf to the death penalty
Police say Damien Hollis of Brooklyn displayed a police shield after approaching a woman at a bus stop
The district attorney filed the notice of intent to seek the death penalty Wednesday after a special panel reviewed the case
Robel Phillipos was charged last week and faces up to eight years in prison if convicted
The suspect was caught nearing the Mexico border after 5 days of searching for him
Bartholomew Granger testified in his own defense that he didn’t shoot a bystander when he opened fire on his daughter
A judge would have sole discretion in an immunity hearing to decide if Zimmerman is exempt from culpability in the shooting
A glitch caused every door to simultaneously open; no inmates attempted to escape
The suspect had meticulously planned the shooting two years ago by studying the 1997 North Hollywood shootout at a Los Angeles bank
The man was indicted on charges that could bring the death penalty if he is convicted in a fatal shooting and fiery crash that killed 3
St. Cloud Detective Clinton Wise and Officer Spencer Endsley narrowly escaped death two years ago
The victim of the missing phone used a tracker app to make the phone ring, could hear it standing in the police station
Tsarnaev made his first appearance before a magistrate judge where he was charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction
Floyd Corkins II pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from an incident in which he entered the Family Research Council with a gun
A policy e-mail sent to officers prohibited them from wearing their guns during regular visits with the former inmates they supervise
