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DOJ Set to Release 6,000 Prisoners from Federal Prison
The panel estimated that its change in sentencing guidelines eventually could result in 46,000 of the nation’s approximately 100,000 drug offenders in federal prison qualifying for early release. The 6,000 figure, which has not been reported previously, is the first tranche in that process.
October 6, 2015
Special Units
Calif. Proposes Returning High-Risk Prison Gang Members to General Population
California corrections officials have floated a plan that would allow gang members living in high-security housing units to return to the general population as a reward for good behavior.
March 12, 2012
Patrol
The Failure of California's Prison Realignment
As we have been lamenting for the past 1½ years, California's controversial experiment in transferring supervision of prisoners from the state to local agencies is a clear and present danger to public safety.
April 22, 2013
Photo via abardwell/Flickr.
Weapons
California Chiefs: Open Carry Is An Officer Safety Issue
A northern California police chief at the center of the open-carry debate tells POLICE Magazine that the state's law enforcement community generally supports the ban that goes into effect Jan. 1. Many POLICE readers disagreed.
October 10, 2011
Training
10th Annual Mock Prison Riot Starts Sunday
Teams of corrections officers from 31 states will be joined by corrections and law enforcement technologists at the 10th annual OLETC Mock Prison Riot, which kicks off on Sunday, May 7, and runs through Wednesday, May 10.
May 4, 2006
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Former Louisiana Police Chief Given 1-Year Sentence for Tasing Prisoners
Dupuis, 57, of Mamou, pleaded guilty to one count of violation of an individual’s civil rights on April 13 and was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court.
October 15, 2015
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"Scarf Face" Robber Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
During both robberies, Lonnie Troy wore a hooded jacket, gloves, and a black scarf over the bottom half of his face, and brandished a chrome-plated long-barrel .45-caliber revolver. As Troy left both stores, he wished the clerks, "Merry Christmas."
July 5, 2011
Patrol
13 Baltimore COs Indicted In Prison Gang Drug Conspiracy
A federal grand jury has indicted 13 Baltimore correctional officers and 12 Black Guerilla Family (BGF) gang members who orchestrated a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute drugs, launder money, and have sex inside the jail.
April 22, 2013
Screenshot via Baltimore Sun.
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GA Corrections Officer Shot Outside Prison, 1 Suspect Dead and 1 in Custody
Officers working the drop came across one of the suspects, 26-year-old Marquavious Parks, and one of the officers was shot.
December 29, 2020
Ga Prison
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Man Gets 10 Years in Prison for Assaulting Portland Police with Firebombs
Malik Fard Muhammad was charged in both state and federal court. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to 14 felonies in state court, including attempted murder.
June 22, 2022
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1 In Custody After Pulling Gun on Deputy Near Georgia Prison
A man is in custody after attempting to breach the perimeter of a south Georgia prison, encountering a deputy and pulling a gun on the official, according to reports.
October 24, 2017
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Man Who Murdered Alaska Officer Sentenced to 119 Years in Prison
The man who was convicted of murdering an officer with the Fairbanks (AK) Police Department in a 2016 incident has been sentenced to more than a century in jail.
January 29, 2020
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15 to 20 Shots Fired into California Prison Yard, Corrections Officer Injured
Officials at the prison say that  between 15 to 20 rounds were fired outside the secure perimeter and into the Facility A yard. One correctional officer -- whose identity has not been released -- was grazed by a bullet that penetrated his stab-resistant vest. More Here.
April 28, 2015
California Co
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Louisiana to Review 16,000 Prison Sentences as Criminal Justice Reform Takes Effect
Louisiana's Public Safety and Corrections officials are reviewing the sentences of 16,000 inmates who could have their prison time shortened as criminal law changes take effect Nov. 1.
August 18, 2017
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Video: 15 to 20 Shots Fired into California Prison Yard, Corrections Officer Injured
Officials at the prison say that between 15 and 20 rounds were fired outside the secure perimeter and into the Facility A yard. One correctional officer -- whose identity has not been released -- was grazed by a bullet that penetrated his stab-resistant vest.
April 28, 2015
Pol California Co
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Former New Jersey Officer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Role in Off-Duty Jobs Scam
A federal judge sentenced a former Jersey City officer on Tuesday to one year and one day behind bars over the ex-officer's role in a scheme to accept cash for off-duty jobs he never worked.
October 9, 2018
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2 GA Prison Guards Disarmed, Slain During Prison Bus Transport
The Putnam County Sheriff’s office says about 30 other inmates were on the transport bus when two inmates overpowered the guards, and one of the inmates then fatally shot them.
June 13, 2017
Image: Georgia Department of Corrections/Facebook
Technology
Calif. Prisons To Block Prisoner Cell-Phone Use
The private company that maintains the pay phones in California prisons has agreed to install technology to block the use of smuggled cellular phones by prisoners.
April 16, 2012
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