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
When he escaped in March 1997, Juan Salaz was serving three concurrent 35-year sentences for aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon and two counts of attempted capital murder of a police officer
A bill up for debate in a legislative committee next week would require defense lawyers to prove a defendant is insane by clear and convincing evidence
Ronell Wilson was sentenced to death in the killing of two undercover NY officers
Investigators are searching for clues as to why the assistant district attorney was targeted by a masked gunman who fatally shot him Thursday morning
Suspect tried smuggling 4 30-packs of beer, 2 loaded handguns into federal prison
Authorities said they were searching for 2 suspects, denounced the shooting as an attack on the criminal justice system
Florida Department of Corrections records show he was convicted of the felony gun charge in 2011 and sentenced to 3 years’ probation.
A forensic competency examination found Raulie Casteel fit for trial on charges brought by the state attorney general’s office
Suspect faces two counts of felony third-degree assault for allegedly striking OPD officers
Jodi Arias may become the 4th woman on death row in Arizona after acknowledging the gruesome killing of her boyfriend
Pretrial hearings are scheduled Wednesday-Friday so the new military judge can reconsider defense requests previously rejected by the former judge
The protesters were shot in January 2011 during an opposition Socialist Party rally against alleged corruption and vote-rigging
34-year-old Rocky Marquez walked out of the county jail after being charged 5 days earlier as a felon in possession of a firearm
Doug Prade should be set free because the new DNA results are “clear and convincing,” according to judge
District judge said, “We’re dealing with a sophisticated, mature individual”
Police later found that the suspect retrieved matches from a pair of pants he had found
The slain cop’s 4 daughters bravely listened to the heartbreaking details of their dad’s final moments during prosecution
A judge sentenced the serial child molestor to 494 to 982 years behind bars
The military judge will decide whether to remove execution as a punishment option
The suspect appeared in court to face charges when he pulled out a gun and shot a lawyer and a physician who filed a case against him
He was formally charged Thursday with sexual battery, official misconduct, theft and battery
Suspect was found guilty on charges of cruelty to a police dog and resisting arrest, receiving maximum sentence
The two were on their way to extradite 3 from prison when a vehicle hit them head-on
Many of the 190 prisoners had been arrested during anti-Saakashvili protests in May 2011, while others had been convicted of trying to overthrow the government
He was charged for false imprisonment in his attempt to get a date with his co-worker
Authorities assured the public that a serial killer was not on the loose; suspects in custody for months
Calabrese was one of several reputed mobsters convicted in 2009 in a racketeering conspiracy that included 18 decades-old murders.
A camera near the Metropolitan Correctional Center shows the inmates getting into a cab hours before anyone knew they were gone
Those who were given community service after pleading guilty to infractions like public drunkenness, open container violations or speeding, were shuttled to Coney Island in Brooklyn to help with cleanup efforts
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and will give $5K to Newtown community
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