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.
List ranks occupations by level of stress, driving home the importance of hiring responders who can remain calm during high-stress situations
Corrections officers, our protectors, need your interest, research and compassion just as much as the infamous predators and anonymous inmates they protect us from
“When I talk to our taxpayers, they ask, ‘Why didn’t we do this sooner?’”
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
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
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
Court officers restrain a man during the life sentencing of the Buffalo supermarket shooter
Officials: Revision “would do nothing to redirect other agency arrestees, failing to ensure officers take arrestees to a facility that aligns with their gender identity”
Officers sent a robot into a crawlspace and found signs the suspect was burrowed deep underneath a house
The officers are charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and cruelty to persons
Deputy Robert Rensch had originally trained the inmate on how to use the Heimlich maneuver to assist someone when choking
Deputies were transporting the inmate on the 5 freeway when he broke free from the patrol car
Police were initially called after the woman was sleeping outside a building and refusing requests to leave the property
Deputy Daniel Kin had worked with the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office for just over a year
Randy Halprin was part of a gang of prisoners who fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after they escaped from prison
