Corrections
The Corrections topic covers the duties performed by sheriff’s departments and other police agencies that straddle the line between patrolling the streets and guarding inmates in correctional facilities, county lock-ups, prisons, jails, and courthouses.
Advocates of accused offenders have called for “cash bail” to be ended, citing economic inequities
Grants available to support security, technology, training and vehicle needs for prisoner transport
A former corrections officer tells the inside story of the most extensive manhunt in New York state history
The inmate asked the LEO to help him move a mattress in his cell. When the LEO went inside the cell, the inmate attacked him
The Renewed for Reentry Program is expected to be launched in September
Attorney General William Barr’s visit to a medium-security prison and minimum-security camp signaled a major policy shift since his first stint as AG in the early ‘90s
The inmate is one of seven escaped prisoners blamed for the 2000 slaying of a Dallas-area police officer
The 1980 shooting, which news accounts described as one of the bloodiest in Orange County history, also wounded two officers and two bar patrons
The log of photos is helpful to LEOs in the field because it’s another tool they can use to identify dangerous suspects
Immigration rights groups are calling the sheriff’s moves a “bait and switch” because inmates are still being given to ICE
The two good Samaritans stopped an inmate who attacked the LEO while being transported to a hospital
The officer was shot inside a police vehicle during a struggle with an inmate
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
Police say a man was shot outside the jail after he charged at a LEO with a knife
Sheriff said he wasn’t willing to continue operating a jail “that is not funded to meet the minimum standards required” or to stand by while more staffers are laid off
The move comes less than a month after Gov. Newsom announced a moratorium on executing any inmates
The inmate has painted murals to honor law enforcement
Closed-circuit video of Wednesday’s jailhouse bond court session shows William Green, 27, attacking public defender Julie Chase from behind
The inmate’s attorneys say he should be spared because he didn’t fatally shoot the Irving, Texas police officer
Notable inmates out of more than 700 people on the nation’s largest death row
The justices ruled 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of inmate Vernon Madison, who killed a police officer in 1985
The former officer’s lawyers say prosecutors have no right to challenge his current prison term
Prosecutors have insisted on seeking the death penalty
The LA sheriff further limited when inmates in Los Angeles County jails can be transferred for deportation
The former Chicago officer’s wife fears he’s still in danger after his assault
Every officer in the jail, deputies on the road, EMTs and paramedics will wear cameras
Robert Jennings received lethal injection for the July 1988 fatal shooting of Officer Elston Howard during a robbery
Death row inmate Robert Jennings was condemned for the 1988 slaying of Officer Elston Howard during a robbery
A sheriff is turning himself in for a night in jail to learn more about prisoners’ complaints on living conditions
A Colo. sheriff’s practice of continuing to jail people suspected of being in the country illegally on behalf of feds is unconstitutional, judge says
Inmates with mental illness can make your job harder and pose an increased safety risk
Sheriff’s officials said the inmate slipped out of his handcuffs, shattered the passenger-side window and climbed atop the patrol car
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the topics of re-entry and recidivism