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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Circuit court ruled an officer could be held liable for failing to stop jail staff from assaulting detainee, citing duty to intervene
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Lifelong criminal Henry Michael Gargano, 79, died behind bars
Authorities say woman’s boyfriend convinced her to place the bomb
Former street gang member Frank Garcia killed his wife and Officer Hector Garza during a domestic
The move will prevent them from coming in contact with children
Terry Bowling received what essentially will be a life sentence in prison in the shooting death of Livonia Police Officer Larry Nehasil
Man was a part of a Georgia militia and the ‘birther’ movement that disputes Obama’s US citizenship
Shots ‘literally whizzed by the officers’ heads,’ Maj. Tom Wilson said
Ralph “Bucky” Phillips had stuffed a sweatshirt with other clothes to make it look like a dummy
Grenada Police Capt. John Wayne Haddock was killed on Friday
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
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