Lab tests challenge claim that drugs are smuggled into Rikers mainly via mail

Former Minn. CO gets 2 years for 2022 meth distribution scheme inside prison

Feds: Former Calif. corrections officer planted contraband, scammed overtime

Calif. corrections officer dies in crash while driving to work

Windows broken by inmates in Ga. jail cells to be sealed with metal panels

Idaho police officer cleared in shooting of corrections corporal during hospital ambush

Lawsuit alleges N.M. prison mail policy violates inmates’ First Amendment rights

The case of Vicky White: A study in manipulation and institutional blind spots

‘Significant drug trafficking network’ investigation at N.M. prison nets 9 arrests

Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at MDC Brooklyn where ‘Diddy’ is held

Black August: A first-hand account of the day 3 COs were tragically lost

Russ Hamilton brings you the story of Black August as told by Associate Warden Dick Nelson

May 23, 2019 02:45 PM •

In this episode of Tier Talk, Associate Warden (ret.) Dick Nelson brings you a first-hand account of Black August, the day an attempted escape ended in the death of three COs. Hear his account of retaking the San Quentin Adjustment Center with gunfire.

Contraband Escapes Line-of-Duty Death (LODD) Officer Down

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Tier Talk

Tier Talk, hosted by Corrections1 columnist Anthony Gangi, features interviews with industry experts, conversations about hot topics and pressing issues, and offers lessons to new staff and old about the evolving and ever-changing field of corrections.