Corrections

Legal

Arresting officer liable for failure to intervene in force

Circuit court ruled an officer could be held liable for failing to stop jail staff from assaulting detainee, citing duty to intervene

October 10, 2025 12:10 PM

Ken Wallentine

Police Jobs & Careers

7 steps to becoming an expert in your field of law enforcement

From SWAT to narcotics, becoming an expert is a lot of hard work. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would be an expert

September 04, 2025 10:48 AM

Keith Graves

Corrections

Wearable technologies can improve safety in county jails

With more being asked of these facilities, they need additional solutions

February 11, 2025 01:37 PM

South Carolina escapees captured at motel

November 03, 2005 10:44 AM

Surprise search turns up drugs at Tenn. prison

November 03, 2005 04:43 AM

About one in every 31 adults are in prison, on probation or on parole

November 02, 2005 12:19 PM

Two inmates escape S.C. prison through trash

November 02, 2005 04:52 AM

ACLU files class action lawsuit against Hawaii over youth prison

October 25, 2005 06:19 AM

Report: Women account for nearly 1 in 4 arrests in U.S.

October 23, 2005 03:54 PM

Teen charged with raping disabled boy at Fla. detention center, officer fired

October 21, 2005 05:37 AM

Fugitive couple indicted in Tenn. guard’s death, face death penalty

October 20, 2005 05:30 AM

Jurors deliberating in Texas prison rape lawsuit trial

October 18, 2005 05:08 AM

As more women go to prison in U.S., institutions struggle to adapt

October 12, 2005 06:18 AM

Using a suspect’s weight to prevent disarming

September 30, 2005 10:36 AM

Scott Buhrmaster

Calif. prison inmate pleads not guilty to terrorism plot

September 26, 2005 08:55 AM

Two Fla. terrorism suspects ordered kept in solitary to avoid spread of extremism

September 16, 2005 07:53 AM

New Orleans’ newest jail open for business

September 06, 2005 05:09 AM

Jailhouse killing defendant says Mass. prison staff let him in defrocked priest’s cell

September 01, 2005 01:35 PM

Fugitive couple returns to Tenn in shooting death of guard

August 22, 2005 11:54 AM

Calif. prison riot leaves one inmate dead, 20 guards injured

August 19, 2005 05:38 AM

Firearms and escorting inmates to court

August 14, 2005 08:00 AM

Largest San Quentin riot since 1982 prompts prison-wide lockdown

August 09, 2005 06:06 AM

Officer shot and killed at Tenn. courthouse; inmate, wife sought

August 09, 2005 05:35 AM

Eight fired for actions in Atlanta courthouse shooting

August 08, 2005 08:40 AM

Protecting yourself from retaliation threats

August 03, 2005 10:23 AM

Charles Remsberg

Ga. jury gets sheriff-killer case

August 02, 2005 05:11 AM

To combat inmate suicides, prisons increase patrols and tread more carefully

August 02, 2005 05:08 AM

Chicago jurors rushed from court as angry defendant turns on his lawyers

July 26, 2005 03:52 AM

Search and cuff reminders

July 15, 2005 09:37 AM

Scott Buhrmaster

At least four deputies may be fired over Atlanta courthouse shootings

July 13, 2005 02:05 PM

Beware the “new THANG” mentality

July 13, 2005 11:03 AM

Gary T. Klugiewicz

10 tips for winning hand-to-hand combat

June 07, 2005 05:36 AM

Gary T. Klugiewicz

How well do your handcuffs really work?

May 25, 2005 04:57 AM

Dave Young

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.