Trending Topics

New York

“It’s not a management issue,” the Ulster County Jail CO’s union said. “Honestly, the sheriff is phenomenal. Our supervisors are great. It’s a matter of getting people in here. It’s the job”
The city’s briefing comes in response to a filing that urged a judge to appoint an outside official to run the system due to an increase in jail violence despite a smaller population compared to eight years ago
The NYC DOC said 160 officers retired in 2023, 368 in 2022 and 403 in 2021 — a total of 931 over three years
In one attack, an inmate became combative and when the CO attempted to place the inmate in a hold, the inmate punched the CO in the face, causing an orbital bone fracture
The suspension comes as the NYC DOC has expanded the use of body scanners in the jails to check staff for possible contraband
The pension change means some people hired shortly after high school or college could now qualify for full retirement benefits while still in their 40s, a fact recruiters intend to promote
The investigation revealed $16,000 in commissary funds and Cash App funds used by inmates “and their associates who were not incarcerated to facilitate the trafficking operation”
Overall, inspectors found just 73 of 200 living areas were clean enough to comply with court requirements
The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office received K-9 Mary from a program called Puppies Behind Bars, a program that trains inmates to raise puppies that are sent to law enforcement agencies, first responders and wounded veterans
Of the 50 incidents studied, pepper spray was used 24 times against mentally ill detainees, even though policy first requires consultation with mental health staff, the report said
Robert Gonzalez said it was not the first time he reprimanded the recruiting COs for taking selfies in uniform with elected officials, which is against department policy
The DOC has eliminated the college requirement and slashed the length of training, but has had continuing trouble luring new officers
“Heroes work at the New York City Department of Correction, but the truth is, heroes need help, too,” Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie said
The former Five Points Correctional Facility corrections officer submitted 13 false medical notes between December 2021 and July 2022
“The state needs to do more to support the correctional officers and civilians that walk into these facilities every day to help keep us all safe, not overcrowd them or shut them down,” State Assemblyman D. Billy Jones said
Officers discovered a folded piece of paper containing a green, leafy substance suspected to be K2 spice that had allegedly been secreted inside the inmate’s prosthetic leg
The detainee blamed in the crash, a homicide suspect, got into the bus’s driver seat after a CO left the bus unattended outside the courthouse, the DOC said
When the team of corrections officers at Five Points Correctional Facility opened the door to the cell, the inmate charged at the officers with a shank, making stabbing motions toward the head and neck of staff members
The judge laid out a litany of problems and staffing issues at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, noting many problems stem from a simple reality — with salaries starting at just over $45,000 for COs, it’s hard to find people willing to work there
“Assaulting an officer is never the appropriate action for not receiving a hygiene product in time,” said Louis Viscusi, president of the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association
The 25-year-old prisoner, who was convicted of murder in 2019, headbutted one officer and cut another with a makeshift weapon during the incident
“I’ve never seen another human being look at someone like that, he had this look in his eyes, like you’re not getting out of here if you have a pulse,’” CO Kristen Lonnborg said
During a search of a cell at Attica Correctional Facility, an inmate stabbed a corrections officer several times in the forearm
Mayor Adams said he interviewed several people for the post, but Lynelle Maginley-Liddie stood out for her “emotional intelligence”
The $498,500 grant will be used toward re-entry services and initiatives; these programs target underlying systems that cause criminal behavior which can have an impact on recidivism rates
One correctional officer was stabbed “numerous times,” officials said, and another suffered “serious injuries to his face”
“Removing barriers to reentry and providing justice-involved individuals with a second chance is critical to the rehabilitation process,” NYS DOCCS Acting Commissioner Daniel Martuscello said
“Practices for reporting stabbings/slashings are so unregulated that the monitor no longer has confidence in the accuracy of the department’s data in this area,” the monitoring team said
Instead of the test for Erie County facilities, individuals can complete an online “training and experience” application that awards points for different levels of educational attainment and work experience