Inmate claims correction officers framed him with drugs, endured abuse at multiple prisons
A lawsuit filed in December claims that three corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility "planted drugs" on an ...
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11 new corrections officers hired for Cambria County Prison
THE CAMBRIA COUNTY PRISON WILL SOON SEE 11 NEW HIRES AS PART OF THE FIGHT AGAINST A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF CORRECTIONAL ...
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Former Walker County Jail corrections officer changes plea to not guilty in inmate's death
In a plea agreement filed in late January, Benjamin Shoemaker agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy against rights as well as two counts of deprivation of rights.
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Avon Lake jobs coach helps Lorain County correctional officers manage their mental health
AVON LAKE, Ohio -- Being a correctional officer isn’t an easy job. That’s why the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is working to make sure that its officers are receiving proper guidance and ...
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Correctional officers struggling with PTSD could be provided coverage under new bill
Correctional officers experience high rates of PTSD but often do not seek treatment. Washington State Rep. Lauren Davis introduced a bill that would provide correctional officers with presumptive ...
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Federal correctional officers driven to ask Congress for a raise
T.J. Gamble, a federal correctional officer, started a more than 10-hour road trip to Washington this weekend fresh off a grueling work schedule: He’d worked 16-hour shifts for 16 consecutive days.
Former Walker Co. correctional officer makes first appearance in court
The ninth former Walker County jail employee who agreed to plead guilty in connection to the death of Tony Mitchell made his ...
Mother of CT cop on leave after shooting in Orange raising money for legal expenses
Orange Officer Eric Ristaino faces the loss of his job and decertification after shooting at a fleeing suspect in an incident ...
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Man held on Rikers Island sucker-punches female corrections officer, causing severe head injury
A man held on Rikers Island sucker-punched a female correction officer in the head from behind without warning Saturday, causing injuries severe enough to require emergency surgery, according to ...
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Pennsylvania Corrections Officer vacancy rate drops below 5%, about 400 jobs open
(WHTM) – Pennsylvania’s corrections officer vacancy rate has dropped below 5% following efforts to recruit new officers. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says the vacancy rate ...
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Two inmates sentenced for assaulting correctional officers at penitentiary in 2023
Two inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary were sentenced to additional time in prison after assaulting two correctional officers in 2023, according to a press release from the South ...
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Four correctional officers hospitalized after apparent fire at Cranston ACI
CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Four correctional officers were taken to the hospital after an apparent fire at the Cranston ACI Tuesday night. Firefighters said the fire started in one of the cells ...