TORONTO – Thousand of correctional officers in Ontario have voted overwhelmingly for strike action, angry at government moves to curtail their use of sick days. Dave Kerr, chairman of the corrections
Archive | January, 2009
Three charged in assault of officers at jail
Three men being held in the Rowan County Detention Center were charged Thursday with assaulting two officers. Joshua Marquis Byrd, 23, of 1008 Hawkinstown Road, Damarcus Antonio Richardson, 21,
Inmate taken to the Hospital after Fight with Cellmate
Inmate was transported to CAMC General with serious injuries after physical altercation. CHARLESTON — An inmate at South Central Regional Jail is recovering after an altercation with his cellmate earlier this week.
New Castle guard accused of helping inmate escape
NEW CASTLE — A prison guard was arrested Friday after he allegedly helped an inmate escape from the New Castle Correctional Facility and then drove the man to Indianapolis, where he later was apprehended by police.
Deputy fired, charged with raping inmate
A Pulaski County sheriff’s office deputy was fired and charged with the rape of an inmate inside a basement holding cell at the county courthouse after the inmate produced a DNA sample she kept on the
Milton inmate freed by mistake considered dangerous
Rare as it was, the administrative glitch that freed 25-year-old Tyshan Herman Campbell from Canada’s largest prison complex two days ago dealt an ace to an individual familiar with the justice system’s revolving doors.
Britain’s jails facing a summer of riots from boozy inmates
Britain’s prisons are facing a summer of riots fuelled by boozed-up inmates, it was claimed last night. Chief Inspector of Prisons Dame Anne Owers has warned ministers alcohol abuse in some jails has
Jail violence a ‘growing concern’
The risk of violence and disturbances in jails in England and Wales is a “growing concern”, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned. In her annual report, Dame Anne Owers said the system was still
Jail Search: Search yields interesting items
Drill and ‘homemade jail hooch’ among the contraband items. “Homemade jail hooch,” a drill and tobacco were among the numerous items confiscated from Miller County jail inmates during Tuesday’s contraband search, officials said.
Alabama Corrections Department selling more land to fund improvement projects
The Alabama Department of Corrections is selling three parcels of land around Limestone Correctional Facility as part of its ongoing effort to generate more funds for deferred maintenance and capital
Small fire breaks out in jail at Texarkana’s Bi-State Justice Center
TEXARKANA AR & TX (KSLA) – Fire crews from both sides of Texarkana responded to the Bi-State Justice Center after smoke was discovered in the jail. The 911 call at about 8:15 am reported smoke
Crowded meeting led to jail lockdown
This week’s Passaic County freeholders meeting led to a temporary lockdown of the jail as some of the Sheriff’s Department staff was reassigned to keep order at the board’s proceedings, a department official said.
