Rikers corrections officer cleared of sex abuse charge breaks silence after ‘biggest embarassment’ of his life: ‘Crying, crying, crying’
A correctional officer at Rikers said he cried when he was cleared of sexually assaulting a colleague while on duty, calling the ordeal the biggest embarrassment of his life. Carlos Ozrio, 39, was found not guilty last month on charges by a fellow correctional officer that he groped her from behind “while kissing her neck” […]
Violent felon accused of fatally shooting off-duty corrections officer who intervened after suspect allegedly beat female
A felon with a history of violent crimes has been charged with fatally shooting an off-duty corrections officer after the suspect allegedly punched a woman at a Florida truck stop early Saturday morning. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested 29-year-old DeMorea Grant at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at her home in Gastonia, North Carolina, pending […]
Corrections officer, impregnated by inmate, caught smuggling meth to prison lover
A NSW prison officer who impregnated an inmate texted a friend “I'm an idiot” before being arrested for trying to smuggle drugs into prison for his secret lover, according to court documents. It is said that he sent Amber Clavell, 25, appeared in Penrith Local Court on Wednesday after she was spared a prison sentence […]
2 Massachusetts corrections officers stabbed by inmates as union says they are ‘literally running the asylum’
Following an attack at a Massachusetts prison in which two corrections officers were stabbed and three others injured by an inmate, a labor union has declared that “the inmates are literally running the prison.” The Massachusetts Department of Corrections said Thursday that the attack at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, a town north of […]
NJ corrections officer suspended from six-figure gig after incident where woman fought him off with wine glass: cops
A New Jersey corrections officer was arrested after he allegedly tried to strangle his girlfriend during a domestic dispute that was only ended when she smashed a wine glass into the side of the officer’s head, The Washington Post has learned. It’s unclear what led to the July 21 altercation between Sergeant Alwyn Dixon, 42, […]
Corrections officers’ union slams Gov. Whitmer, demands she send National Guard to ease staffing shortages
The head of the union representing Michigan corrections officers has called on Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to deploy the National Guard to help alleviate staffing shortages in the state’s prisons. in letter In a July 3 statement, Michigan Corrections President Byron Osborn addressed the plight of his members, arguing that long hours and mandatory overtime […]
White House makes nine brutal corrections to Biden NAACP Detroit speech
They went the whole nine yards on this one. After President Biden delivered a gaffe-filled speech to the NAACP in Detroit on Sunday, White House officials went into clean-up mode, making a whopping nine corrections to the official record. . The change comes after Biden’s outbursts, including calling the Capitol rioters “anti-protesters,” and claiming he […]
New York inmates to view eclipse after settling lawsuit with corrections department
Six inmates at a New York state prison will be allowed to watch next week’s total solar eclipse after suing the Department of Corrections over the decision to lock down the facility during the rare event. Inmates Jeremy Zielinski, Travis Hudson, Bruce Moses, Oscar Nunez, Jean-Marc Desmarat and David Haye have filed a federal lawsuit […]
Why so many corrections jobs go unfilled: prison culture needs changing
last spring, 21 percent of all Congress-funded correctional officer positions were vacant. The situation is so dire that in some prisons teachers, case managers, and even secretaries are left out of commission to cover vacant positions despite having only the most basic safety training. It is imposed. Why is it so difficult to fill correctional […]
Kentucky corrections officers sentenced in case over inmate abuse, cover-up
The Department of Justice announced that six former employees who pleaded guilty to assaulting inmates at a prison in eastern Kentucky have been sentenced to prison. Former Kentucky deputy convicted of civil rights violations and obstruction of justice Three officers who participated in and tried to cover up a 2018 assault at an Eastern Kentucky […]