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
Officer Steven Foe pursued Jordan T. Hugley, 20, into the woods
City officials say at least $20M needed to supervise parolees in LA
The program depends on police and sheriff’s deputies to hold suspected illegal immigrants
Manuel Valle, 61, killed an officer during a traffic stop 33 years ago
Inmate Troy Davis was executed for the death of an off-duty officer
Prosecutors say Barbara Sheehan shot her husband 11 times using two handguns that he kept loaded
Gunman shot one person before police fatally shot him on courthouse lawn Sept. 13
The state of Ga. shot down the last-ditch clemency plea
Mark MacPhail was moonlighting off-duty when he was shot and killed rushing to the aid of a homeless man
A covert response team found Paul Ray Castillo in a public place
The officer involved was originally issued a three-day suspension
A county ordinance said his immigration status meant release
Prosecutors argued that the high court took pains to specify the ruling only applied in non-homicide cases
Richard Poplawski fatally shot officers in April 2009
Troy Davis has said he could prove he was wrongly convicted of the killing of Officer Mark MacPhail
Witnesses: Suspect threatened a man with a gun
Members of a security firm have been fired as a result
Officials say a large amount of fireworks were found inside the vehicle
A Florida babysitter faces charges for putting a baby in the back of a moving pick-up truck
Trio have been in prison since 1994
At the time of the charges, prosecutors said the suspect was struggling with one of the officers before they were shot
Madison Tristan Mealing had revived his series of anti-police YouTube videos
The mother of a victim told police she was fooled into believing the suspect was a real police officer
Surveillance video shows alleged mistreatment by Ottawa police
Officer Michael Bailey was weeks from retiring when he was shot
Clayton teen’s father accused of bribing federal agent in ’10
Tiffany Denise Allen is charged with simple battery, simple assault and disorderly conduct
Daniel Self says he ordered prison guards not to resuscitate him
A homeless man was charged with robbery, battery, and resisting police
Police say a woman was caught trying to sneak her husband out of prison in a suitcase following a conjugal visit
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