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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. The stories, tips and expert opinions in this section touch on all things related to barbed-wire fences, cells and people who’ve been convicted of crimes.
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Suspect won't seek immunity hearing in Trayvon Martin case

A judge would have sole discretion in an immunity hearing to decide if Zimmerman is exempt from culpability in the shooting - Full Story

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500 prison cells at Va. jail malfunction

A glitch caused every door to simultaneously open; no inmates attempted to escape - Full Story

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New, reduced crack cocaine sentencing guidelines may be retroactive

New, reduced crack cocaine sentencing guidelines may be retroactive

Attorney General Eric Holder (above) told the U.S. Sentencing Commission that he supports applying the Fair Sentencing Act to old cases. (AP Photo)
12,000 inmates could have sentences reduced

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1978 cop killer up for parole

1978 cop killer up for parole

Jimmie Nelms walked Kansas State Trooper Conroy O’Brien into a ditch, pistol whipped him and fractured his skull, then told him to beg for his life before shooting him twice, killing him. How to stop his parole

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Mock Prison Riot 2009: Yard Disturbance

Mock Prison Riot 2009: Yard Disturbance

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Cell stops: Best practice for making initial contact Gary T. Klugiewicz - Klugie's Correctional Corner

Cell stops: Best practice for making initial contact

Last week, I had the privilege to teach a Tactical Communication for the Correctional Professional In... - Full Story

Columns

Responding to hostage incidents John Stanley - Behind the Bars

Responding to hostage incidents

By Sgt. John J. Stanley LA County Sheriff's Dept. The word Attica still reverberates with meaning in the world of c... - Full Story



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Corrections Columnists

Behind the Bars Behind the Bars
with John Stanley
10-8: Life on the Line 10-8: Life on the Line
with Charles Remsberg