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Fightin' words: Does your attitude put you at risk?

Have you ever met an officer who could piss off the Pope? Without generalizing, I will say this: Everyone needs a job, but not everyone needs this job.

Here, I'll look at the six most common — and avoidable — ways to set inmates off, and possibly invite an assault. While there are many more ways to bait or induce individuals into a physical altercation, these are the "Big Six" that I see officers do every day ... Full Story

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Taser incident forces resignation of Texas CO, sergeant


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BEAUMONT, Texas — Criminal charges could be filed in a case involving the Tasering of a man multiple times by two Jefferson County jail staffers.

The department is looking at its policy to see how the situation could have been handled differently.

"[I feel] it was a warranted use of force that resulted in...excessive force toward the end," said Sheriff Mitch Woods. "The prisoner was combative with the officers and his behavior was irrational and violent " ... Full Story

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Off-Duty Corrections Officer Crawls Inside
Overturned, Burning Car to Save Young Girl's Life

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8 hurt in fight at federal prison in Pa.
[White Deer, PA]

Lockdown eases at Ind. prison
[Pendleton, IN]

Va. female guards can now frisk male inmates
[Richmond, VA]

Tenn. COs fight to receive thousands
in unpaid overtime

[Chattanooga, TN]

CorrectionsOne Video Training Tip
Ask, "Are you OK?" first
We've talked about how to use Verbal Judo to gain compliance of prisoners, but tactical communication is also an important skill when it comes to dealing with staff members.

In this week's C1 video Tip, Gary Klugiewicz relays a lesson he learned the hard way from a fellow corrections officer ... Full Tip



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Officials find "sophisticated" tunnel under Minn. prison
[Stillwater, MN]

Armed with GEDs, Texas inmates can triumph over their pasts
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