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
Juvenile was in custody for burglary, police say
Police say Chavis Carter concealedl a handgun with which he shot himself
Plea came soon after a federal judge found that months of psychiatric treatment for schizophrenia made Loughner able to understand charges that he killed six people and wounded 13 others
In 2011, nearly half the beds in the nation’s civil detention system were in private facilities, up from just 10 percent a decade ago
The murder of a beloved officer brought fear, violence and upon killer’s release, loss of faith in the criminal justice system
More suspects under arrest will be taken to jail as a result of an August incident in which an officer shoved an inmate in a holding cell
Dash cam video was filmed two years ago during the arrest of a man who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession but now claims the drugs were planted
Toxicology tests show that a convicted arsonist who collapsed in court had poison in his system
Slain officer was not in uniform and waiting to eat dinner when a gunman began to shoot
Trooper Tony Radulescu was shot near Gorst
Officer died after a hit-and-run incident Wednesday night outside the Cook County Jail in Ill.
Officers noticed the bobcat during a perimeter check of the prison
Mark Clark is expected to face a judge Monday afternoon to hear the charges against him
LaTanya Clemmons was sentenced to five years for rendering criminal assistance to the man who drove the getaway car
Investigators who believe a defendant killed himself in a Phoenix courtroom shortly after a jury found him guilty of arson say their theory is backed up by evidence
Officers help with resumes and resources, such as steering the parolees to housing upon graduation
Sheriff’s drug-detecting Belgian Malinois named Viper ingested a fatal amount of cocaine
A local Marine, 23, belittled the trooper for never having served in the military
Deputies investigating whether Michael Marin put something in his mouth that led to his death after verdict was read
A man was sentenced Monday for the 2010 attack that killed Riverside police Officer Ryan Bonaminio
Critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio called for the closure of the sheriff’s complex of canvas jail tents
Man taken into custody broke out the patrol car window, climbed out and attacked
There are 40 men awaiting execution on Arkansas’ death row, but no pending executions
Suspended after his arrest, Michael Pena was fired shortly after the partial verdict
A felon helped hide the man who shot two Spokane deputies Tuesday
The Fair Sentencing Act reduces the difference between sentences for crimes committed by crack cocaine and powder cocaine users
The wife of the Oceanside police chief faces nearly 30 years in prison for a 2010 standoff
Man is also accused of having five prior felony convictions