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.
Proven approaches to reduce fentanyl overdose risk and protect staff and inmates
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
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
Police said the man, despite wearing handcuffs, was able to maneuver his body and wrap the belt around his neck
The CO was rescued after a standoff of more than 6 hours involving about 100 COs and law enforcement
Officer Kevin Ambrose was responding to a domestic call
In addition to detecting contraband, close visual inspections of detainees before their admission permit the identification of any communicable diseases as well as gang affiliations
Judge rejected claim that suspect fired to buy time to flee
A bomb squad sent a robot into the building to handle the package
Richard Schoen hit a female prisoner who was handcuffed in the back of his squad
Deputy directed suspect to ‘try and hold it like an adult’
Suspect has been charged with battery on a law enforcement officer for spitting blood in a trooper’s face
Oklahoma Department of Corrections Officer Jeffrey McCoy was trying to conduct a pre-release visit
Defense lawyer says he isn’t convinced the state wrongly put a man to death
Man executed looked very similar to the killer, had the same first name and was near the scene of the crime at the time
Inmates were ordered to dance to a song by Usher in exchange for privileges such as using a phone or microwave
The wolf dog hybrid named Chief will become a guard dog
Man is accused of shoving a city police officer off a stoop to his death during a domestic violence arrest last year
