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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A special response team is exposed to gases in training to prepare them for civil unrest response
There are two constants about being a probation officer: nothing is ever the same and the only expected is the unexpected
The two convicted felons went missing last week from a medium-security prison
Police officials, prosecutors and lawmakers expressed dismay over the decision
Portland Police believe a cleaning crew accidentally opened the holding cell
Samuel Little had 60 confirmed victims and confessed to dozens more
The nine-day manhunt ended at a West Virginia apartment complex Tuesday evening
A man was shot and killed after trying to smuggle contraband into the prison, officials said
Remarkably, the judge — who was shot in the abdomen — stays standing and even walks across the street
“These are not just low-level disputes,” Police Chief Moore said. “They are amplifying quickly into multiple shootings, multiple victims”
Officers arrested Robert Brown and Christopher Osteen more than two days after they escaped from Northwest Correctional Complex
Authorities said it’s not clear how the woman managed to get out of her handcuffs and grab a gun
A man drove off with the semi-armored Humvee after taking it from an Army Reserve Center earlier this month, police said
A county jail inmate is still on the run after deputies say he “meticulously” dismantled his jail cell window
The grant will allow training, timely screening for mental illness and substance abuse, evidence-based treatment and case management
Local news outlets report that 27 inmates also are in isolation after testing positive
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The former police officer was released from custody Wednesday morning on a $1 million bond
The officer broke four of his ribs and suffered a minor concussion after leaping over a banister in an attempt to catch the suspect
After shooting the officer, the 23-year-old suspect shot himself and remains in critical condition, officials said
Diane Piagentini blamed the decision on a shift toward a more lenient approach to parole in New York
Opponents of the bill said it would send the wrong message to the public at a time when law enforcement has come under attack
The man is ineligible for the death penalty because he is intellectually disabled, an appeals court ruled
Rioters damaged police headquarters and set a fire downtown in the aftermath of a fatal shooting, officials said
The court security officer works for the U.S. Marshals Service and was struck in their protective vest, officials said
The suspect managed to get away from his escorting officer and leap into the bay, officials said
The suspect slipped through the open window of a police cage, kicked an officer and stole a parked police car
Cpl. Bryant Searcy was brutally attacked by a 28-year-old inmate; he leaves behind his wife and daughter
This is the second time in about a month that Gwinnett County inmates helped a deputy with a medical emergency
The change comes after anti-death penalty activists said in a lawsuit the roadblocks impeded their free speech rights
Republicans legislative leaders say the report showed a pattern of willfully ignoring state law and victims’ rights
“These inmates had no obligation whatsoever to render aid to a bleeding, vulnerable deputy, but they didn’t hesitate,” the sheriff’s office said