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.
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
With more being asked of these facilities, they need additional solutions
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
James Lohr was taken into custody early Friday just miles from where the state official was shot to death
Authorities are warning officers that they are armed and dangerous
Officer Brandon Kountz, 26, suddenly collapsed on his way to help other officers with inmates
The inmates fled the jail in Sulphur Springs by scaling a fence or slipping through a gap in a perimeter fence
Sheriff’s deputies are searching nearby woods for Brian Allen Tucker and John Marlin King
They’re seeking to better protect prosecutors and their staffs following the killing of county district attorney whose assistant was gunned down just months ago
Prosecutors said the offer to have Holmes spend life in prison wasn’t a serious attempt at plea bargaining
He left prison more than 3 months early, largely due to his participation in programs designed to coax troubled offenders from solitary confinement
No plea agreement exists and one “is extremely unlikely based on the present information available to the prosecution”
A prosthetic, known as a Whizzinator, was spotted by his probation officer, he was charged with possessing a forging instrument
The FBI says suspected gang member Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias landed in Centennial, Colo., with FBI agents Wednesday afternoon
He attacked his roommate once he discovered the prank, causing serious injury
Rasberry Williams, 66, is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, but claims he has turned his life around in prison
The suspect and his wife are facing several charges after firing a gun at the other person’s vehicle following an altercation
CPH is investigating why the vehicle suddenly veered off the road and rolled down an embankment
For 12 years, the suspect used someone’s identity to get a job, credit, a mortgage, food stamps and medical care
Prison guards, wardens and correctional system administrators have been targeted in the past, often by convicts who had been freed after serving their sentence
Authorities say 29-year-old Joseph Brown was arrested Saturday morning; charges are pending
He is dead following a high-speed chase and shootout with Texas deputies, days after allegedly killing a prison chief and pizza delivery person
There’s enough evidence to try Daniel Witczak on charges of attempted murder and child molestation, according to a judge
Sheriff Sam Parker’s attorney says the sheriff got tripped up by confusing regulations but did nothing criminal
Tom Clements was killed around 8:30 pm after coming to the front door to answer it, massive manhunt underway for perpetrator
Both inmates were recaptured after escaping Quebec prison in daylight and later exchanging gunfire with police
Zachary Buza, 20, was convicted of shooting at an Indiana State Police trooper from the window of a home