Corrections News Reports

Corrections News Reports
Calif. CO's murder prompts call for safety vests - 07/09/2008
	WASHINGTON — Bureau of Prisons officials are considering equipping federal guards with safety vests following the murder of Atwater correctional officer Jose Rivera.... Full story
2 hostages at Maine state prison released unharmed - 07/01/2008
	WARREN, Maine — Two hostages held by a knife-wielding prisoner were released Monday night without serious injury and the hostage taker was back in custody following an hours-long drama at the Maine State ... Full story
Calif. federal prison officer fatally stabbed by 2 inmates - 06/26/2008
	ATWATER, Calif. — Two inmates fatally stabbed a federal penitentiary correctional officer Friday afternoon in an incident under investigation by federal authorities. Jose Rivera, 22, was attacked ... Full story
Innovative medical facility proposed at Calif. prison - 06/19/2008
	OTAY MESA, Calif. – A court-appointed state health care receiver in the state's prison system wants to build a 1,500-bed medical facility in Otay Mesa, part of a $7 billion statewide package to improve ... Full story
Several inmates stabbed, 1 shot in Calif. prison riot - 06/09/2008
	CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — Pelican Bay State Prison riot that broke out in an exercise yard Friday morning was stopped by correctional officers after a number of inmates had been stabbed, and one was shot. ... Full story
2 Texas officers exonerated in custody death trial - 06/04/2008
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Jury: Addicted inmate's death calls for 'special needs' medical unit - 05/19/2008
	TORONTO, Canada — After a 40-year-old former heroin addict died nearly three months after being found unconscious with a ligature around his neck, a jury has recommended the correctional services take ... Full story
OLETC Mock Prison Riot 2008 - 05/13/2008
	The annual Mock Prison Riot held in Moundsville, WV is the premier correctional tactical and technology conference in the nation. This week long event is hosted by the Office of Law Enforcement Technology ... Full story
Overtime, sick leave lucrative for some COs - 05/07/2008
	MADISON, Wis. — A number of officers with the state Department of Corrections routinely rack up hefty paychecks by working overtime and then calling in sick to recoup their time off. ... Full story
Idaho prison riot blamed on homemade brew - 04/29/2008
	IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — A Sunday afternoon riot at the Bonneville County Jail sent three inmates to the hospital after police intervened with Tasers, beanbag guns and pepper spray. Full story
Recent Colo. riot called "predictable" — but maybe not preventable - 04/25/2008
	Racial clash on "Hitler Day" predictable, some say. But the fight in which two Florence prisoners were killed by guards may not have been preventable. Courts have ruled against segregating inmates, even ... Full story
Fla. female CO beaten, raped by inmate - 04/21/2008
	DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. — Jonathan Tave, 26, an inmate awaiting trial for murder, faces multiple charges after assaulting a female corrections officer, Thursday. The officer, whose name is not being released, ... Full story
2 Colo. COs, volunteer firefighters, die in wildfire - 04/16/2008
	Colo. corrections officers Terry DeVore, 29, and John Schwartz, Jr., 38, both died Tuesday when the emergency vehicle they were riding in fell from a collapsing bridge. Full story
4 Calif. prison officers attacked; all state prisons locked down - 04/10/2008
	TEHACHAPI, Calif. — All of the state's prisons were locked down as a precaution Thursday after two inmates attacked four officers at the California Correctional Institution. Full story
5 Md. correctional officers acquitted - 04/03/2008
	Five Md. state correctional officers have been acquitted by a county jury of criminally assaulting an inmate. Full story
Ala. inmates with HIV barred from work release program - 03/26/2008
	MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Work release is the closest thing to freedom for prisoners in Alabama, allowing select inmates to hold jobs on the outside, earn money and wear street clothes. Full story
Defense in Md. prison killing to see discipline files - 03/19/2008
	JESSUP, Md. — Defense lawyers for two inmates accused of killing a corrections officer at a Jessup prison will get access to disciplinary records and investigative files of 20 prison guards they suspect ... Full story
Crack-cocaine sentences to be reduced - 03/06/2008
	NEW YORK — Up to 20,000 inmates convicted of crack offenses nationwide may see their prison terms reduced under new federal guidelines intended to bring retroactive fairness to drug sentencing. About ... Full story
17 inmates sent to hospital after Calif. riot - 02/27/2008
	ADELANTO, Calif. — A prison riot Saturday sent 17 inmates of the Desert View Corrections facility in Adelanto to area hospitals. Over the course of the evening, 16 more inmates with undetermined injuries ... Full story
Texas to settle DOJ suit over juvenile prison - 02/06/2008
	EDINBURG, Texas — To settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Texas Youth Commission has agreed to make changes to protect the safety of inmates at a South Texas juvenile prison. ... Full story