Investigations
Investigations within correctional facilities are essential for uncovering misconduct, criminal activity, and policy violations. This directory provides articles and resources on conducting effective investigations, including evidence gathering, interviewing, and reporting techniques. Understanding the investigative process is crucial for maintaining integrity and safety within the facility. For more on related practices, visit our section on Escapes.
Among the terms in the agreement: monthly reports from an independent monitor, timely use-of-force reviews, an ombudsman for youth grievances and more cameras
In one call, an inmate admitted that he tried to outrun police on his motorcycle, which helped establish that he was willfully and dangerously fleeing and eluding an officer
The state report says the Connecticut Department of Correction is overusing isolation and not addressing the trauma experienced by incarcerated youth
A total of eight Walker County Jail employees have entered plea agreements related to the death of Tony Mitchell
The seizure came during a multi-day sweep of all cells at the MDC Brooklyn, intended to remove any contraband as an anti-violence measure
The Southern Regional Jail COs admitted each face up to 30 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 after pleading guilty to a federal civil rights violation
“This dirtbag will be staying right where he is for a very long time and wins the award for dumbest criminal of the week,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said
The CO and inmate threw fluids at five Cuyahoga County corrections officers and supervisors, including the jail’s warden
Faith Rose Gratz and an inmate ran a drug operation at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater for three months in 2022 while in a romantic relationship, prosecutors said
Prosecutors said jail calls from MDC Brooklyn reveal Sean “Diddy” Combs asked family to contact potential victims and witnesses, urging them to craft “narratives” to sway the jury
The CO allegedly smuggled contraband into San Quentin and Vacaville prisons, placed it in various areas and “pretended to discover said contraband,” the indictment said
Officials blamed understaffing, poor policies and lack of training for the conditions at the Fulton County jail
The CO admitted conspiring with other officers to assault the inmate as retaliation at the Southern Regional Jail, according to court documents
Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez acknowledged “mistakes” were made in the inmate’s death at Santa Rita Jail but condemned the decision to file criminal charges
Two IDOC officers were shot by Nicholas Umphenour in a hospital ambush that helped an inmate escape; a third CO was mistakenly injured by a Boise PD officer
Federal prosecutors said the CO stood by during two separate attacks on men incarcerated at Bayside State Prison in December 2019
After speaking with Gwinnett County deputies, the man returned to his car, placed his child inside, then retrieved a shotgun and aimed it at the officers
The plot was thwarted after the targeted Fulton County Jail officers found tracking devices attached to the bottom of their vehicles
Cibola County Correctional Center COs recently found more than 1,000 fentanyl pills, several ounces of heroin and a half pound of meth inside the prison
The multi-agency sweep was “preplanned and coordinated to ensure the safety and security” of staff and inmates at the facility, the BOP said
Five senior COs and one sergeant are accused of filing false reports regarding an incident that took place in April 2020 at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility
The L.A. County DA said his office would recommend the brothers be given a sentence of 50 years to life, which would make them immediately eligible for parole
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, who is wanted for a parole violation, pretended to be a “distressed” hiker to hide his crime, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said
The operation’s goal is to maintain a “safe environment for both our employees and the incarcerated individuals housed at MDC Brooklyn,” the BOP said
The former CO at Santa Ana Jail was fired after being accused of doctoring computer logs after an inmate died by suicide on his watch
The former “Chrisley Knows Best” star was fired after prison officials at the Pensacola facility caught him “associating with inmates” in the Residential Drug Abuse Program
CDCR should have dismissed, not demoted, a high-ranking administrator over his misconduct, the Office of the Inspector General stated
An inmate at the Virginia Beach jail died from “positional and mechanical asphyxia due to restraint with neck and torso compression,” according to the medical examiner
The men were being held at the Chesterfield County Detention Center, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
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