Tag: Inmate Behavior

Patrol

GA Deputy Stabbed Multiple Times by Jail Detainee

A Georgia deputy is recovering after being stabbed multiple time by a detainee at the Fulton County Jail early Monday morning.

September 5, 2022

Special Units

Video: Florida Inmate Assaults Deputy Inside Jail

A Florida deputy was conducting his normal duties in the jail Tuesday morning when he was punched in the face multiple times by a 38-year-old inmate, the agency says.

January 22, 2020

Technology

AZ Sheriff's Office Launches Secureview Tablets for Inmates to Reduce Recidivism

The Pinal County (AZ) Sheriff's Office has a new partnership with Securus Technologies to bring technology to the inmates at the Adult Detention Center. Inmates are now able to use tablets to help advance their education and gain new skills while they are incarcerated.

July 31, 2019

Patrol

Georgia Inmates Pen Heartfelt Letter in Support of Slain Deputy

A group of nearly two dozen inmates at the Gwinnett County (GA) Jail signed a letter to Sheriff Butch Conway in support of the agency as it mourns the murder of Officer Antwan Toney, who was killed last month while responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle near a school.

November 13, 2018

Patrol

Escaped North Carolina Inmate who Died in Crash had Suicide Note

David Woods, 46, was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder at the Gaston Correctional Center after pleading guilty in 1992 for killing an elderly woman with a hammer in Harnett County.

March 7, 2018

Patrol

Video: Loaded Handgun Found Inside Georgia Jail

According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, a female inmate reportedly hid the weapon inside her "body cavity" as she was processed into the jail.

February 20, 2018

Patrol

Loaded Handgun Found Inside Georgia Jail

A husband of a female inmate contacted the jail staff after his wife told him there could possibly be a gun inside the female section of the jail. Corrections deputies later found a small .22 caliber handgun, which was loaded with one bullet. More Here.

February 20, 2018

Patrol

Arizona Corrections Officer Saves Inmate's Life

Maricopa County, AZ, Sheriff Joe Arpaio shared on his Facebook page a video that he said shows a corrections officer saving a suicidal inmate's life. More Here.

August 5, 2016

Patrol

California Inmate Stabs Correctional Officer in Head, Attacks Officers

A medical emergency was announced, and as staff entered the cell, Puckett threw an unknown substance on them, officials said. He then used an inmate-manufactured weapon to stab a correctional officer in the head.

April 14, 2016

Patrol

Ex-Prison Guard Impregnated By Cop Killer Pleads Guilty

The former federal corrections officer who had a baby with a man convicted of executing two NYPD detectives pleaded guilty Monday and faces 15 years in prison.

June 30, 2013

Patrol

Islamist Terrorist Plotted To Behead FBI Agents

A convicted terrorist who plotted to kill three FBI agents as revenge for his conviction was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Hysen Sherifi, 29, received the sentence from U.S. Attorney District Court Judge W. Earl Britt.

May 13, 2013

Special Units

Attorney: Deputy's Family Threatened Before Inmate's Escape

The attorney representing a Denver Sheriff's deputy who helped an inmate escape from a downtown jail said his client feared for his family's safety and didn't accept money.

April 9, 2013