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Calif. Sheriff Don Barnes addresses current issues regarding custodial operations in jails as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold
Jails must continue to fill a vital role within the public safety and criminal justice realms while battling the coronavirus
Bondsman left the suspect and the car keys in the car while he went to access the jail’s front door
Family of the woman found dead in Texas jail cell is suing trooper and other officials as ‘a last resort’ to get info
Police caught inmate 26 hours after he fled a work-release program to kill an acquaintance nearby
Police said they wanted to dispel rumors that she was dead before arriving in jail
No defensive injuries on her hands that would typically indicate a struggle
Neither the arresting officer nor anyone else at the jail believed she was at risk for suicide
The jail video shows a period of about 90 minutes with no activity in the hallway leading to cell
A jail clerk entered in the incorrect location for Dylann Roof’s drug arrest in February
Video released shows an officer following inmate out of the jail building, prompting the inmate to start running
Union wants answers on why an anti-cop music video was filmed inside of the Nassau County Jail, by former inmates
The department has been beset with allegations of inmate abuse by deputies and costly lawsuits
Deputies followed the rules when they used a sleeper hold and stun gun to restrain a man who died in the downtown jail, defense attorney said Monday
Fugitives were being held in custody on various charges including attempted murder when they escaped from the county jail late Friday
Crowd control
Sheriff’s officials in Goshen County are touting a grenade launcher as a useful tool for keeping the peace, even though they have never used it
Denver sheriff’s deputy who provoked a fight with an inmate by throwing taekwondo kicks and punches has been suspended for 90 days
Accused of allowing inmates out of jail without court permission so they could visit with family or meet girlfriends in motel rooms
A third execution by lethal injection has gone awry in six months, renewing debate over whether there is a foolproof way for the government to humanely kill condemned criminals
During a routine check on Thursday, corrections deputies saw that James T. Sapp, 47, was attempting to kill himself
Revolving door complicates the task of screening for mental illness, managing medications, providing care and ensuring inmate safety
Surveillance video captured a tense standoff between a knife-wielding man and officers in a jail
State auditors found 39 cases where female state prison inmates may not have understood they were submitting to medical procedures that would leave them sterile
Officer Patrick Dunbar’s passion to serve has taken him (and his hair) to Wigs for Kids in Macomb County
Suspect was arrested after attacking an off-duty officer and staff at a medical center, where he was taken after exhibiting bizarre behavior
Floyd County Sheriff Darrell Mills said proper procedure was taken to prevent woman from harming herself
In the face of a possible lawsuit, Santa Fe County is being circumspect about what it can say about an internal investigation into the apparent heroin overdose death of a teenager
In the rubble and chaos, inmates were trapped and had to be rescued
Search turned up a loaded North American Arms 22-caliber mini revolver inside the woman
Suspect has a history in the criminal justice system, court records show