Prisoner Transport
The Prisoner Transport topic area gives COs the training and tools they need to safely complete the unique mission of transporting an inmate from one facility to another. The task can be one of the most dangerous periods of time for the officers charged with that duty, as subjects often see the ride as their last, best chance for escape.
Seven inmates were returning to the Alex City Community Based Facility after work when the crash occurred
The inmates, ages 14 and 15, fled after they overpowered and took a Jenkins County deputy’s 45-automatic handgun and knocked him unconscious with it
Police tracked the inmate and his accomplice down about 36 hours after their escape, but the pair is also suspected in the killings of two men while they were on the run
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office requested a price increase from $45 to $55 per head/per day to offset higher staffing and maintenance costs
McLean County jail inmates are being transferred as a result of inadequate staffing
It’s crucial that correctional staff can pinpoint potential triggers for suicidal behavior either during or following court proceedings
The average Lancaster County Jail population for this year’s first quarter was 642, compared with 565 during the same three month timeframe last year
A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said there were no “visible or obvious” injuries but complaints of pain
Holmes had originally been ordered to begin her prison sentence on April 27, but won a reprieve that gave her more time with her children
Joran van der Sloot, the suspect in the teen’s disappearance, will be extradited to the U.S. to face charges he extorted thousands from Holloway’s mother
The man suspected in the 2005 disappearance of the Ala. teen in Aruba is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence in Peru for a 2010 murder
Worn by an inmate in contact with their body and hidden under their clothing, a stun device can be activated remotely by a trained transport officer to quickly stop an escape or violence
Robert Sylvester Kelly was transferred from the Metropolitan Correctional Center Chicago to the federal correctional institution in Butner, N.C.
The HOME Act would apply to non-citizens who fall under certain categories, including people who are sick and dying and some people who received convictions as youth
The announcement came after the family of Lashawn Thompson, 35, who was found covered in bed bugs after he died inside the jail last year, called for an investigation
Deputies were transporting the inmate on the 5 freeway when he broke free from the patrol car
The shift to video arraignments foretells how things might be done differently in the future
Interim Somerset County sheriff says “we gotta do something about” $11.92 per hour starting pay which makes it difficult to recruit and retain deputies
The Nevada inmate exited a jail van at an intersection and slipped and slid his way back into custody
Before being killed by police Gonzalo Lopez killed Mark Collins, 66, and his four grandsons
Bulger’s transfer to W. Va. prison was well-known to other inmates and he was beaten to death just hours after his arrival
Rogeric Hankins, an employee of a private contractor to the federal government, pled guilty to raping a prisoner
A marked sheriff’s office transport van with six inmate workers picking up litter on the side of the highway was hit by an Aramark box truck
To entice applicants and get current correctional officers to stay, the Otero County Commission recently approved raises from $15 to $19 an hour
117 inmates were evacuated from the Letcher County Jail after flooding cut off access to running water
TDCJ said inmate transportation would resume with three COs for each transport instead of the previous two
Jayme Lopez escaped officers, acquired a firearm and got into a shootout with police at an apartment complex
The inmate attacked a deputy when he pulled over to check on his condition, video footage reveals
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Never underestimate a documented handicapped inmate
Rep. Anna Eskamani called the death “horrifying” and said FDC’s statement didn’t provide enough details
Robert R. Johnson rushed one of the unarmed escorts after being released from restraints to use the restroom
Never underestimate the risks that can be posed by individuals in wheelchairs