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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2015

Detroit Officers Oppose Pat Downs Before Entering Prison

Detroit police and Michigan corrections officials plan to meet Tuesday to discuss a controversial policy requiring officers to be patted down before entering the state-run Detroit Detention Center.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2015

Washington Standoff Ends Peacefully When Shooting Suspect Surrenders

The search for a drive-by shooting suspect turned violent in Yakima, Wash., on Thursday when gunfire broke out, wounding a corrections officer and setting off a 90-minute standoff punctuated by occasional gunshots fired from inside a home containing the suspect.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2015

Arizona Inmate Gets More Time in Prison in 2 Officer Assaults

An inmate has been sentenced to 22 years in state prison for cutting the throat of a Pinal County detention officer and kicking a Department of Corrections officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 24, 2015

Texas Officer Dies While Moving Inmate

Medical examiners have ruled that heart disease killed a Harris County, Texas, jailer who died Thursday during an altercation with an inmate.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

US C-SOG to Hold Corrections Special Operations Conference, Expo and Unit Challenge in Florida

US C-SOG (US Corrections Special Operations Group) has announced details for the Corrections Special Operations Conference, Expo and Unit Challenge in May 2016. The event will be hosted by the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Ocala, Florida.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2015

Maryland Governor Announces Immediate Closure of Baltimore Jail

Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that he will immediately shut down the decrepit Baltimore City Detention Center, moving inmates to nearby facilities and ending a long-standing "black eye" for the state.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2015

Alabama Inmate Claims Correction Officers Tortured Him with Snake

According to the lawsuit, Redding claims Glenn brought a yellow Burmese python described as being 6 to 7 feet long into the jail. Despite the claims in the suit, Burmese pythons are not venomous.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2015

Lamperd Less Lethal Signs Training Contract with Corrections Services Canada

The training will occur at locations in Ottawa, Ontario; and Regina, Saskatchewan, related to the technical aspects and proper servicing of the Lamperd Less Lethal 40mm Launcher Platform that was recently purchased by the agency. This contract expires on December 31, 2015.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2015

Sandra Bland's Death Ruled Suicide By Hanging

The cause of Sandra Bland's death was hanging; the manner of death was suicide, a prosecutor told reporters, citing preliminary autopsy results.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2015

Video: Footage, Timeline Released in Texas Jail Death Investigation

Texas authorities have revealed what they say is the specific chain of events on the morning of Sandra Bland's death, as shown in recently released surveillance footage from inside the jail during the hours last week leading up to the discovery of her body in her cell.

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