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<title>Inmates who spit are charged with assault</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.correctionsone.com/officer-safety/articles/5409429-Inmates-who-spit-are-charged-with-assault/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Tennessean SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. &mdash; A representative for the Sumner County Jail said they will not tolerate any assault on detention officers, even spitting. Bobby James Garrison II, 35, of Airport Road in Gallatin, was charged last Saturday with assault after spitting on a detention officer&rsquo;s hand. The arrest affidavit says that &quot;while trying to restrain Garrison&#39;s legs to the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:31:18 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Tenn. inmate who saved CO from attack released</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.correctionsone.com/officer-safety/articles/5352007-Tenn-inmate-who-saved-CO-from-attack-released/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Don Jacobs Knoxville News-Sentinel KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. &mdash; Knox County Corrections Officer Paul Owens was gathering lunch trays in his jail pod when he opened the door to Troy Dewayne Johnson&#39;s cell. Without warning, the 24-year-old Johnson reportedly lunged from his cell and slammed his fist into Owens&#39; face, sending the former Marine reeling backward. Owens fell to the floor, sending ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:04:06 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Stabbed NY CO observes appeals arguments</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press via The Wall Street Journal NEW YORK &mdash; A federal prison guard stabbed in the eye by a former Osama bin Laden aide has returned to a New York court, hoping once again to see his attacker. The guard, Louis Pepe, arrived in a wheelchair Tuesday to watch oral arguments by lawyers before a federal appeals court. The government says Mamdouh Mahmud Salim was not required to attend ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:11:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fla. CO stabbed to death by inmate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Chad Smith Ocala.com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. &mdash; A 24-year-old guard at Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City was stabbed to death by an inmate on Sunday night, the Florida Department of Corrections said. Sgt. Ruben Thomas died after he was stabbed at 10:24 p.m. while on duty, though it was not clear what weapon the inmate used. Another officer, William Brewer, was assaulted during the incident ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:32:49 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>1 corrections officer killed, 3 injured in hit-and-run</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The group had just finished their shift when they were hit while jogging]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 19:05:33 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>In a budget crunch, get back to the basics</title>
<author><![CDATA[Barry Evert]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.correctionsone.com/writers/columnists/Barry-Evert/articles/2603944-In-a-budget-crunch-get-back-to-the-basics/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Fatigue and lack of training have always been impediments to effective law enforcement — let's not overlook the basics just because budgets are tight.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>A correctional guide to staying cool and safe in summer heat</title>
<author><![CDATA[Barry Evert]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Summer is upon us! For most people this means vacations, barbeques, and camping trips. For many correctional staffers, however, it also means sweaty days spent on the prison yard watching inmates. It means wearing a stab- or bullet-resistant vest and enough equipment to arm a small nation in a uniform you would swear was designed for arctic exploration.The risks of heat exposure are often overlooked ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:13:19 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Don't burn out: Redefinining 'success' in corrections</title>
<author><![CDATA[Barry Evert]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.correctionsone.com/writers/columnists/Barry-Evert/articles/2086052-Dont-burn-out-Redefinining-success-in-corrections/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The following article is based on a keynote speech I gave this May at the Iowa Corrections Association Spring Conference. The good folks at the ICA are working hard everyday for their members, and it was a true pleasure meeting all of them. In our profession, whether we work at our nation&rsquo;s prisons, community correctional facilities, with parolees or within some other capacity of the department ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:08:59 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Critical Decisions: Off-duty safety in a year of early inmate release</title>
<author><![CDATA[Barry Evert]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.correctionsone.com/writers/columnists/Barry-Evert/articles/1982244-Critical-Decisions-Off-duty-safety-in-a-year-of-early-inmate-release/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ Editor's note: This article is a feature in our 2009 End of Year report, which you can check out here. Imagine, if you will, that it&rsquo;s Friday afternoon and you just finished you shift. Feels pretty good, doesn&rsquo;t it? Well, just hold on, we&rsquo;re only getting started. Driving home, you decide to pick up some necessities for the weekend. As you stand in line at the counter with a 12-pack ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:23:58 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Unconventional delivery of deadly force </title>
<author><![CDATA[Gary T. Klugiewicz]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.correctionsone.com/writers/columnists/Gary-Klugiewicz_CO/articles/1865133-Unconventional-delivery-of-deadly-force/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ <!--use if there is a picture--> <!--end picture-->Here’s a sentence you probably never thought you’d see in print: This article will address the unconventional delivery of deadly force and how to defend your actions when you do ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:28:21 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>5 active countermeasure options</title>
<author><![CDATA[CorrectionsOne Staff]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Active countermeasures are used for the following reasons: Defend Distract Stun Impede Stop CorrectionsVideo.com is powered by CorrectionsOne]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 2 Nov 2010 18:13:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Active countermeasures: Relative positioning drills</title>
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<description><![CDATA[We can never be exactly sure if and when an inmate will become violent. For this reason, officers need to become comfortable striking from all different types of positions because you never know what you will be doing or what direction you'll be facing when an attack comes.In this drill, law enforcement expert Gary Klugiewicz demonstrates a variety of active countermeasure strikes from a variety of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:18:10 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Facility walls and foot traps as defensive tactical tools</title>
<author><![CDATA[C1 Team at Mock Prison Riot 2010]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[ This video is part of the C1 2010 Mock Prison riot report: Jeff Johnsgaard shows how, when inmates make suprise attacks, officers can utelize simple foot traps and facility walls to gain control of the situation. Click here for more tactical tips with Sabre Tactical. CorrectionsVideo.com is powered by CorrectionsOne Click here for next video in this series ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 19:42:57 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Effectively utilizing the Foot Trap defensive tactic</title>
<author><![CDATA[C1 Team at Mock Prison Riot 2010]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.correctionsone.com/officer-safety/tips/2070115-Effectively-utilizing-the-Foot-Trap-defensive-tactic/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ This video is part of the C1 2010 Mock Prison riot report: Jeff Johnsgaard of Sabre Tactical shows how to use several varations of the "Foot Trap" technique. Click here for more tactical tips with Sabre Tactical. CorrectionsVideo.com is powered by CorrectionsOne Click here for next video in this series ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 19:38:38 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Using pressure to leverage effective armbars and locks</title>
<author><![CDATA[C1 Team at Mock Prison Riot 2010]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.correctionsone.com/officer-safety/tips/2070098-Using-pressure-to-leverage-effective-armbars-and-locks/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ This video is part of the C1 2010 Mock Prison riot report: Jeff Johnsgaard of Sabre Tactical shows how, when attacked, you can leverage pressure against counter pressure to develop your own series of effective armbars and locks. Click here for more tactical tips with Sabre Tactical. CorrectionsVideo.com is powered by CorrectionsOne Click here for next video in this series ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 19:04:14 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Prison fight: CO vs Inmate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Watch the scuffle and see who ends up on top.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:39:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Arkansas officers attacked by inmates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Four Arkansas Department of Corrections employees are out of the hospital after they were jumped by eleven inmates in a weekend brawl. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 4 Mar 2011 18:55:02 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Deputy injured while breaking up inmate fight</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Just after noon last Friday, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office detention deputy Greg Brown, 35, was seriously injured while attempting to break up a fight between two inmates at the Falkenburg Road Jail in Tampa, Florida. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:26:33 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Colorado inmate assault</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Watch as this naked inmate in a Colorado prison lashes out at a corrections officer before being subdued by his fellow guards. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:54:05 UTC</pubDate>

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