Exclusive: ‘I believe I watched him die,’ says former inmate ... - CNN
Jun 30, 2024 · Five former corrections officers are facing a combination of assault, manslaughter and murder charges over the December 8 death of Othel Moore Jr., a former inmate at a maximum security prison in...
'A prison officer will get killed': Staff warn of chaos and ... - Sky News
Oct 3, 2023 · Three prison guards have blown the whistle on life inside the state-of-the-art super prison run by security firm G4S. They say they are short-staffed, there are too many inexperienced staff, they are under-equipped and there is a …
Attempted Homicide of California State Prison, Sacramento Officers ...
Nov 26, 2024 · FOLSOM – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the attack of two peace officers at California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) as attempted homicide.. On Nov. 22, 2024, at approximately 8:20 a.m., incarcerated person Ronald D. Yandell, 62, allegedly drew an improvised weapon against two officers while he was being escorted back to his cell ...
Video showing Massachusetts correction officers stabbed ... - CBS News
Sep 21, 2024 · The Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union said it has been warning the Department of Correction about safety in the prison. "The video shocks the conscience," the union's executive ...
A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death …
Nov 15, 2023 · Signed by 14 people incarcerated in one of the highest-security federal prisons in the country, the letter was an urgent warning for prison officials: Several corrections officers were trying...
Georgia corrections officer killed by inmate using homemade ... - CNN
Oct 2, 2023 · A corrections officer at a south Georgia prison was killed Sunday after an inmate allegedly attacked him “from behind with a homemade weapon,” the state department of corrections announced in a...
Inmate at private prison in Oklahoma kills officer, officials say
Aug 2, 2022 · Officer Alan Jay Hershberger was attacked as inmates were returning to housing from recreation. A corrections officer at a private prison in Oklahoma was killed by an inmate over the weekend, the...
The severe beating of a Texas inmate underscores staffing and ... - NPR
Nov 8, 2023 · Texas prison guards brutally beat an inmate in September, leaving him in a coma. Some inmates and former staff say there will be more use of force if an acute staffing shortage isn't fixed.
Data Reveals Prison Crisis: More Prisoners, Fewer Correctional Officers …
Jan 10, 2024 · The number of people who work in state correctional systems — including prison guards, administrative staff, parole and probation officers — has dropped by 10% since 2019. Meanwhile, the population in state prisons is rebounding after a drop at the start of the pandemic.
New data shows how dire the state prison staffing shortage really is
Jan 10, 2024 · New data shows how dire the situation is as prisoners languish and remaining employees struggle. This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization...