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
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
State law abolishing the death penalty quietly took effect Friday
Shaun Michael Bosse overpowered a guard and drove away in a police car Sunday
Law enforcement officials testified before the House Homeland Security Committee about prison inmates who adopt a radical interpretation of Islam while incarcerated
Officers, frustrated that repeat offenders face no additional punishment, to seek new law
The meetings are a response to a spike in gang activity
Police say Supreme Court requires the state to slash its prison population by 33,000 inmates within two years
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