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.
AcuDetox and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing are showing value in one Colorado county
While everyone is acutely aware of the risks necessitating court security and the liability implications of security failures, actual progress toward security remains highly variable
Worn by an inmate in contact with their body and hidden under their clothing, a stun device can be activated remotely by a trained transport officer to quickly stop an escape or violence
The death penalty filing cites four aggravating circumstances, including that Deputy Durm was killed while performing “his duty as a law enforcement officer”
The suspect used his handcuff chain to strangle Deputy Durm; he then found the handcuff key, unlocked himself and drove a short distance
Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy John Durm, 61, died at a hospital following the attack, which police are investigating as an “intentional act of homicide”
Marion County Deputy John Durm was returning the murder suspect to jail when the inmate attacked Durm
Michael Burham, who is also a suspect in a homicide case, used bed sheets to descend the jail’s walls
Officials say Michael Burham escaped by climbing on exercise equipment and using bed sheets tied together
Chief Rickerson was a former corrections officer who served 12 years with the Jasper police, the last four as chief
New Haven police have since adopted reforms that include making sure all prisoners wear seat belts
During a second scan, the assistant jail commander noticed the object in the arrestee had moved
There were multiple attempts to deploy stop sticks to disable the vehicle, but the attempts failed, the sheriff’s office said
Sheriff Robert Luna’s request, which was opposed by the ACLU, includes plans to purchase a jail management system and new TASERs for deputies on patrol
Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo’s sister, Adriana, was charged by the FBI with assisting in his escape
Corey Harrison and three other inmates escaped from the Raymond Detention Center on April 22
Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, who was being held at Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Va., escaped with another inmate
Inmates who were in single and double cells were moved to a communal setting and about 20 “ringleaders” decided to “stir the pot” in protest
Sheriff: “He inflicted that kind of terror after escaping from jail, killing people and shooting law enforcement. But that guy won’t be killing anyone else”
An investigation is underway into how a suspect involved in the shooting of three officers was released from jail
The program at the Collin County Sheriff’s Office provides job and life skills training to inmates to reduce jail violence and recidivism
New legislation eliminates parole for certain violent offenses and creates minimum timed served in several violent crimes
Video from several officers shows the standoff and shooting involving an escaped parolee
In the sally port, the 22-year-old made a break for it, jumping on top of multiple police cars before scaling wired fencing
The plan had surprised the union and even drew criticism from justice reformers
Board of Supervisors advance a plan that will keep more people out of jail even if they are convicted of misdemeanors and some felonies
Funding for the Inside-Out training program will cover costs for one year
Tajze Mullins caused extensive ceiling, electrical and duct work damage to the Area 3 headquarters room
After returning from a bathroom break, Edi Villalobos Jr. bolted out of the courtroom after officers removed his cuffs and shackles
The suspect, whose body was later found inside a building by an LAPD robot, had a history of convictions including battery on an officer
Sheriff Robert Luna said he felt “just sadness” after hearing reports of the mistreatment and poor conditions inside the jails
Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols was linked, but never charged, to the slaying of NYPD Officer Eddie Byrne, 22, who was executed while sitting in his patrol car in 1988
Jail video shows Anthony Mitchell was kept naked in a concrete-floored isolation cell, according to the lawsuit
