Montgomery AL June 23 2023 The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) announced Friday two former security officers were arrested on contraband charges. The department of corrections said Lindsey Crystal Poer, a correctional security officer trainee at St. Clair Correctional Facility, resigned following her arrest on charges of ‘Promoting Prison Contraband II and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.’ […]
Blair County PA Nov 19 2021 A Blair County corrections officer was killed after an inmate disarmed her in a court building, resulting in a police officer shooting her, according to state police. The situation started at the Blair County Dispatch Center and Central Court building at 615 4th St. in Altoona, police said. […]
Santa Maria CA Sept 16 2021 Deputies were called to the Chumash Casino Resort about 8:30 p.m. by security officers who said a man had brandished a knife at them. Upon arrival, deputies found that security had been detained and handcuffed. The man, who was identified by an El Salvador ID as Rodrigo Alessandro Mendoza […]
Washington DC Jan 9 2021 Battered by a wave of coronavirus infections and deaths, local jails and state prison systems around the United States have resorted to a drastic strategy to keep the virus at bay: Shutting down completely and transferring their inmates elsewhere. From California to Missouri to Pennsylvania, state and local officials say that […]
James City County VA Dec 30 2020 The Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail tested all its staff members and inmates for the coronavirus last week. The results? 78 inmates and seven staff members are positive for the virus. “All 78 inmates who tested positive are currently asymptomatic, this is in addition to the single inmate who […]
PERRY COUNTY IN March 12 2020 A Perry County Detention Center correctional officer has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, following a multi-agency investigation. Julia Naomi Allen, 25, of Tell City, was arrested by officers of the Tell City Police Department on the evening of Monday, March 9. During a search of the facility, investigators […]
Montgomery AL December 29 2019 The Alabama Department of Corrections has told a federal judge that its use of a new correctional officer position with a reduced training period and qualifications is an appropriate way to help address a severe staff shortage. The information came in a Dec. 20 response by the ADOC to an order […]
Sacramento CA October 14 2019 California’s governor has signed into law a statewide ban on private prisons and federal immigration detentions centers. The law, which will go into effect on 1 January, bars the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from entering into or renewing a contract with a private company to run a state […]
PINEVILLE, N.C. Sept 10 2019- High-tech drone smuggling continues to pose a massive security threat for prison officials across the nation. A Pineville woman is being investigated on suspicion that she coordinated a drone drop outside a prison in Virginia. Reporter Genevieve Curtis got her hands on a search warrant showing investigators’ path from Virginia […]
SUSANVILLE, Calif. Sept 2 2019 More than a dozen inmates and two staff members were injured in the third brawl inside a California prison this week. Authorities say the latest uprising occurred Friday morning at the California Correctional Center in the Northern California town of Susanville. The facility houses about 400 minimum-to-medium security inmates, many of whom […]