Corrections Training
The Corrections Training topic features a range of training videos, tips and expert columns to help correctional officers better equipped and prepared for the dangers of dealing with violent inmates and detainees.
Medical pre-screenings may not provide the full picture of an incarcerated person’s health outlook. Enter an AI platform, Custody Protect, which monitors the health of individuals in custody
A special response team is exposed to gases in training to prepare them for civil unrest response
Inmates with mental illness can make your job harder and pose an increased safety risk
Video shows police entering the jail as the inmate holds a detention officer at knifepoint
The inmate took the officer’s radio and keys, and freed other inmates from nearby cells
Deputy Kyle Davis was remembered for his professionalism and good humor
A man was shot and killed after trying to smuggle contraband into the prison, officials said
A county jail inmate is still on the run after deputies say he “meticulously” dismantled his jail cell window
Authorities have not yet determined the San Jose man’s cause of death
The log of photos is helpful to LEOs in the field because it’s another tool they can use to identify dangerous suspects
The sheriff says he can’t rely on the integrity of LEOs in their neighboring town and will not book any suspects whom they arrest for the foreseeable future
Deputy Josh Wiley was escorting Rodney Cole to the bathroom when Cole attacked him with a long screwdriver
Officers must keep their minds sharp and be able to analyze situations quickly and effectively so that they—and their colleagues—return home safely
Correctional breachers know hardened prison structures require mechanical tools that are not often used in the residential breaching world
James Henderson III pleaded guilty to five murder charges
The officers’ conditions are unknown
Jackson Circuit Court Judge John McBain was presiding over a personal protection hearing when the man began acting defiant
A Harris County sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded an inmate who grabbed an “edged weapon” and held a medical student at Ben Taub General Hospital
Virginia has sent only six people to death row in the last nine years after sending 40 over the previous eight years
Amanda Baker, 24, was pronounced brain dead after a teen inmate strangled her Friday
Joseph Schabert managed to deploy the extinguisher while in handcuffs
The chief circuit judge signed an order Monday that prohibits judicial orders from being accepted at drop-off boxes
The inmate reached for the officer’s gun once his cuffs were removed and shot the officer in the leg
Derrick Estell is still at large after fleeing the jail and hopping into a getaway car Sunday
Officer Brandon Kountz, 26, suddenly collapsed on his way to help other officers with inmates