by user | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Jason PohlThe Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California board that oversees local jails does not have clear goals, lacks authority and needs to diversify its leadership or else it risks continuing the allow inhumane conditions in county lockups statewide,...
by user | Feb 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Understanding how prison gangs operate is not an easy task. It is very important to identify a gang member upon initial entry into a prison or jail whenever possible. Having an inmate’s gang affiliation and personality assessment is critical for the safety and...
by user | Feb 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Youssef RddadThe Advocate ST. GABRIEL, La. — A corrections officer at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center is accused of smuggling drugs disguised as candy bars into the facility, according to the state Department of Corrections. The Iberville Parish sheriff’s...
by user | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Associated Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An Indiana inmate convicted of a 2002 triple murder fatally stabbed one corrections officer and seriously injured another at the maximum-security prison where he’s serving a 130-year sentence, authorities said Monday. The...
by user | Feb 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Andrew SheelerThe Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prison wardens have largely ignored a new system set up to handle prisoner complaints of staff misconduct, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General. The California Department...
by user | Feb 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Marcia MooreThe Daily Item MIDDLEBURG, Pa. — Allenwood Federal Penitentiary corrections officer Dale Franquet Jr. credits his lifelong involvement with wrestling for keeping him alive on Dec. 7 when he was assaulted by a shank-wielding inmate. “The sport of...
by user | Feb 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Jeremy PelzerCleveland.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are again introducing legislation to abolish the state’s death penalty – but this time, there’s growing confidence that the measure has the bipartisan support needed to become law. “We know that the votes...
by user | Feb 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Margaret MatrayThe Virginian-Pilot CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A deputy with the Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office has been charged with smuggling drugs to an inmate in the city jail. Justin C. Rodriguez, 57, faces two felony charges, including a conspiracy count, stemming from...
by user | Feb 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Congratulations! You’ve completed the rigorous interview process and the never-ending background checks. Your first day working inside a facility with your field training officer has arrived. If you’re like most correctional officers, you never stepped foot in a...
by user | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
By David Hernandez
The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO — A San Diego County sheriff’s deputy was recovering Sunday from injuries he suffered when two inmates at the Vista jail violently attacked him without provocation Saturday afternoon, officials said....
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