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 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
Workers could be seen carrying cribs and children from the day care center in the court house
Dorothy Canfield, who was jailed on a theft charge, wanted the prosecutor and his assistant DA killed
Peggy Sylvester, 50, was on her way to work when her vehicle veered off the road
A video showing inmates using drugs, drinking beer and handling a gun led a judge to placing the jail under federal oversight
4 jurors voted against capital punishment, sparing the life of Lashaun Casey
Colorado Springs authorities arrested Thomas Guolee Thursday evening, he’s being held without bond
New England Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard was found guilty of the felony charge and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest
Police received a call from a third party who said Trujillo wanted to surrender, he gave himself up without incident
The officer facing felony charges for the inmates escape says money was not a part of their agreement
A man who took hostages at a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office in 2007 was found less than 24 hours after his escape
John Marvin Jr. was given 2 consecutive sentences of 99 years in the deaths of Sgt. Anthony Wallace and Officer Matthew Tokuoka.
With each near miss, each wanted poster and each threatening note left behind for law enforcement, the legend of him only grew
“People who carry guns illegally are the people who are shooting people...We need a game-changer here”
Federal, state and local officers raided the barn where the men were hiding after a tip was given from a pawn shop clerk
After an 18-month review of information, the DA declined to ask a judge to dismiss the case of a man who killed a retired cop
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