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Courthouse Security

The Courthouse Security topic covers the latest in tactics and technology used to keep courtrooms safe during legal proceedings. Some stories involve bailiffs, marshals, and deputies, but others may focus on trial media coverage. Whether the seats in the courthouse are occupied by gang members or a victim’s family members, the courtroom is a tinderbox ready to be set alight when the judge or jury reaches a verdict.

While everyone is acutely aware of the risks necessitating court security and the liability implications of security failures, actual progress toward security remains highly variable
Unfortunately for Robert Lewis Bridges, the men and women wearing the uniform of the Hillsborough County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office refused to allow complacency to creep into the picture
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After returning from a bathroom break, Edi Villalobos Jr. bolted out of the courtroom after officers removed his cuffs and shackles
Court officers restrain a man during the life sentencing of the Buffalo supermarket shooter
Gov. Tim Walz has authorized the Guard to prepare to assist if needed
Funding for extra security during last week’s trial was passed retroactively on Tuesday with bipartisan support
City leaders plan to bring in thousands of police officers and Guard soldiers to prepare for possible unrest
Remarkably, the judge — who was shot in the abdomen — stays standing and even walks across the street
The court security officer works for the U.S. Marshals Service and was struck in their protective vest, officials said
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Demonstrators have repeatedly damaged federal property at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse
Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said arrest practices are currently under review but have made no specific changes
Commission Chairman Tim Guffey says a man walked into the courthouse with a gun
The sick-out was tied to labor negotiations
Closed-circuit video of Wednesday’s jailhouse bond court session shows William Green, 27, attacking public defender Julie Chase from behind
A judge had previously denied a request by deputies to restrain the 27-year-old defendant
The Department of Justice wanted the video kept under seal over concerns it could lead to retaliatory gang violence
The shooting of 16-year-old Joseph Haynes prompted an online petition demanding that deputies no longer carry guns in Juvenile Court
In June, an inmate shot and injured two deputies at the Coffee County Courthouse before shooting and killing himself
The officers are in stable condition
Jackson Circuit Court Judge John McBain was presiding over a personal protection hearing when the man began acting defiant
Officer was in the weapons room at the back of the courthouse when the gun discharged, striking the officer in the upper leg
Daniel J. Preziosi may be wearing a thermal shirt and pants and apparently fled in a 1993 Toyota Camry with heavy front-end damage
John Powers, 54, emerged from the bathroom with blood dripping from his left ear after the father followed him in there
Derrick White will face 11 additional charges related to his alleged attack and escape
The suspect overpowered Deputy Harrison Tolliver with a plastic comb several times in the neck, then stole his uniform