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This research aims to shed light on the influence of leadership styles within correctional facilities on recidivism rates
An initial investigation by the Wisconsin DOC uncovered allegations that prison employees were involved, including information suggesting “financial crimes” may have occurred
As FBI agents hauled boxes from inside the FCI Dublin, Warden Art Dulgov, just a few months into his tenure, and three other top managers were removed from their positions by the BOP
Cuyahoga County officials agreed to pay $175,000 to settle the lawsuit and agreed to make policy and procedural changes as part of the agreement
Attorney General Russell Coleman said that the families of victims deserve “justice” via these executions
The NYC DOC said 160 officers retired in 2023, 368 in 2022 and 403 in 2021 — a total of 931 over three years
“Lieutenants have gone through jailer school, all jail protocols have been reinforced, reemphasizing training in policy and inmate movement,” Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said
The suit itself stated that the George W. Hill Correctional Facility warden “systematically targeted roughly sixty-eight (68) individuals who they terminated absent any notice, hearing, charge or due process whatsoever”
The new methods, including electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia, are approved to be used on the state’s nearly 60 death row inmates starting July 1
The inmate, who was returning from furlough, was the first person the jail’s body scanner was used on
The suspect was already out on bond from charges of flying drones carrying contraband into another South Carolina prison
“Instead of using his time at the Bureau of Prisons to work on rehabilitation, [the inmate] instead made connections to allow him to continue his distribution activities once he was released,” an attorney said
“When the criminal charges were dismissed, plaintiff should have been returned to work. However, she remained out of work with no notice from (jail) personnel to return to work,” the suit says
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
After helping his family member get to safety in a nearby town, Officer Guy Pigg loaded up a tractor and helped create a fire barrier around 10 homes “without regard to his own safety,” TDCJ said
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