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
Authorities say two inmates attacked and killed 63-year-old Ronald Johnson inside the Sioux Falls prison and then used his uniform in an unsuccessful escape attempt
A jury earlier this year found 24-year-old Riccardo McCray guilty of three counts of first-degree murder
Federal prosecutors admit mandatory-minimum-sentencing laws can be “draconian,” but key to getting drugs off street
Narrow 5-4 decision affirms order mandating a prison population of no more than 110,000 inmates
Nearly 200 inmates at San Quentin State Prison rioted in the dining hall, leaving four men injured
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County supervisors say they want the Sheriff’s Office to pay back money that they misspent
I don’t screen people; it’s a free process here for people to come in and observe if they choose,” the Gov. said
Arpaio says he hopes the increased Web traffic will highlight the work of his employees
Authorities are unsure where the inmate got the gun he used to kill her before driving away in the sheriff’s van
Was allegedly involved with “threatening bodily harm”
The injured marshal received treatment for a knee injury and a cut on his face
Georgia’s stockpile of the drug has been a target of death row inmates and capital punishment critics due to connection with an alleged ‘fly-by-night’ supplier
Gov. Pat Quinn also commuted the sentences of all 15 inmates remaining on death row, who will now serve live in prison
Deliberated for two hours before announcing a 7-5 decision recommending the man be executed for the 2009 shooting
The 52-year-old man who fatally strangled officer Jayme Biendl is currently serving a life sentence for rape convictions
The IACP is helping to refine the pretrial release process in order to help ensure citizens are being kept safe
The judge pulled a gun on a crutch-swinging defendant who went wild after he was found guilty of harassment
He had been awaiting trial on charges of assaulting his girlfriend
A massive manhunt for a suspected killer ended in the fatal shoot-out
Corporal Chuck Nesbitt had served with the Sumter Police Department for 10 years
The officer was found strangled with a microphone cord in the prison chapel
40 relatives of an NYPD officer gunned down in the line of duty flooded a parole office in Manhattan
The officer had lowered the rear window because the suspect was feeling ill
The lawman once dubbed “America’s Sheriff” was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison
The Sheriff’s Office was supposed to file reports by April 15 each year, along with a check for the previous year’s unclaimed money
Killer claims that he fired shots randomly during the bank robbery and that he didn’t intend to kill the cop
Lawmakers plan to make eliminating parole eligibility for violent habitual offenders a legislative priority
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