Despite rigorous security and zealous correctional officers, some inmates still try to escape. And some even succeed. Quick work by correctional officers in Tennessee foiled the escape plans of inmate Arthur Milks—a prisoner at Turney Center Industrial Complex in Hickman …
Three correctional officers from Avenal State Prison were recently honored by the State of California and awarded Medals of Honor in response to their heroic actions in two separate life-saving incidents. Sgt. Stan Tuck was driving to the grocery store …
A corrections officer was taken hostage during an escape by an inmate of the Polk Corrections Institution in Polk County, Florida. On October, 19, inmate David Ross escaped while on work detail, using “an improvised sharp object” to attack corrections …
In Nome, Alaska, the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center (AMCC) works with stakeholders in the community to help inmates re-enter society. As described by knom.org, one of these collaborations offers job training to inmates. The AMCC holds these classes monthly, and …
A 44-year-old correction officer died on September 16 at University of South Alabama Hospital in Mobile, Alabama. Kenneth Bettis of Monroeville, was stabbed on September 1 while on duty at Atmore’s William C. Correctional Facility. Bettis was stabbed while patrolling …
A plot to infiltrate narcotics into a New York state prison was foiled recently when a corrections officer used an X-Ray machine to inspect a USPS package. The package was sent to the Cayuga Correctional Facility in Moravia on July …
A memorial service for Correctional Officer Kristopher D. Moules drew a large crowd of law enforcement officers who came to pay their respects. Moules died at Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County Correctional Facility on Monday, July 18, 2016. The 25-year-old correctional officer …
The 2015 death of 31-year-old inmate Michael Tyree in a Santa Clara County jail has expedited the county’s efforts to improve jail conditions for inmates. During a March 16th meeting of the county’s Public Safety and Justice Committee, Sheriff Laurie …
The dormitory unit has plain white brick walls and a concrete floor. There are cots lined up against a wall with metal cabinets placed between every other bed. The cabinets have padlocks on them. This is a look into the …
Governor Bill Haslam and Commissioner Derrick Schofield are under attack from House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Stewart, D-Nashville. The chairman is blaming both Haslam and Schofield for continuing problems plaguing the Tennessee state prison system. He is calling for the …