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DOJ opens civil rights investigation into L.A. County’s Men’s Central Jail
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (869+ words) By Jason HenryLos Angeles Daily News LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether conditions inside Los Angeles County’s notoriously decrepit Men’s Central Jail violate the Constitution and federal law. The investigation will focus on…...
Inmate at federal Pa. prison indicted on threats against staff
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (323+ words) By Justin StrawserThe Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — An inmate incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Allenwood for stabbing a cellmate in Arizona threatened to assault and murder multiple employees of the federal Bureau of Prisons, according to…...
Report: L.A. County jail deputies’ safety checks decline when supervisors aren’t watching
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1502+ words) Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department By Jason HenryLos Angeles Daily News LOS ANGELES — Staff inside Los Angeles County’s jails performed safety checks to an “exemplary” standard while their supervisors were watching, but those standards plummeted when their bosses weren’t around,…...
Ga. corrections special agent arrested over alleged ALPR misuse
1+ week, 4+ day ago (271+ words) EATONTON, Ga. — A Georgia Department of Corrections special agent in charge has been charged with using the agency’s automated license plate reader system for a non-law enforcement purpose, authorities said. Robert “Bobby” Michael Keim, 45, of Eatonton, was arrested Sept. 1 on a…...
Mo. corrections officer fired after inmate escapes custody at hospital
1+ week, 4+ day ago (207+ words) SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. — A Scott County corrections officer was fired after an inmate escaped custody during a hospital visit, the sheriff’s office said. Jail staff transported Kenneth Goeddert of Sikeston to a Cape Girardeau hospital for a medical complaint Aug....
‘Corrections officers are trained for security, not hospice care’: Pa. jail faces aging inmate crisis
2+ week, 1+ day ago (879+ words) LUZERNE, Pa. — During recent legislative testimony about crime trends, Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo highlighted the aging prison population as a concern that must be addressed. Older inmates with “escalating chronic health needs” are contributing to rising medical costs and…...
Overcrowding, overtime costs push Va. county toward regional jail system
3+ week, 2+ day ago (934+ words) Image created via chatGPT By Charles WilbornDanville Register & Bee, Va. CHATHAM, Va. — After pushing the pause button late last year on building a new jail in Pittsylvania County, supervisors on Tuesday evening voted to explore outsourcing the operation by possibly…...
Former Kilby Correctional Facility correctional officer gets 10-year split sentence in prison contraband case
3+ week, 4+ day ago (258+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A former state prison officer has pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into Kilby Correctional Facility. Mario Grant, 35, on Monday pleaded guilty to use of position for person gain. A second charge of…...
Md. prison assaults fall 34% in first month of statewide body camera use
3+ week, 4+ day ago (395+ words) BALTIMORE — Assaults inside Maryland correctional facilities fell 34% in July, the first month correctional officers statewide were equipped with body-worn cameras, officials said. The early results follow the July 2 expansion of a program that began as a pilot, WBAL reported. Maryland…...
Mass. CO union calls inmate payouts after prison attack a ‘disgrace’
3+ week, 5+ day ago (279+ words) By Grace ZokovitchBoston Herald BOSTON — The Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union responded following a Herald report detailing inmates who received portions of a $6.75 million settlement related to facility response to a 2020 incident at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, calling the payments…...