| Apr 17 | Lockdowns to be lifted at 2 San Francisco jails following attacks o... In one incident, an inmate bit a deputy so hard that the inmate's teeth went through two layers of clothing and broke the skin, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said |
| Apr 15 | Documentary details Ark. sheriff's social experiment that allowed i... "Unlocked: A Jail Experiment" follows 46 inmates for six weeks without locks or officers in the Pulaski County Regional Detention facility |
| Apr 15 | Spotlight: Viken Detection focused on detecting public threats with... Viken has developed a variety of security and detection solutions designed to help LEOs safeguard against drug trafficking, terrorism, hazardous environmental threats and more |
| Apr 11 | Ala. prison van crash leaves 2 inmates dead, 1 in critical condition Seven inmates were returning to the Alex City Community Based Facility after work when the crash occurred |
| Apr 11 | NYC corrections officers charged for smuggling illegal drugs into R... The suspects used coded communications such as describing a picture of marijuana as “nuggets” and an officer willing to bring in drugs as an “Uber,” prosecutors said |
| Apr 10 | Ohio corrections officer fatally shot during training exercise Lt. Rodney Osborne was at the academy's tactical firing range when he was fatally shot, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said |
| Apr 10 | Attempted prison escape thwarted by Texas correctional officer The inmate bolted towards the perimeter fencing and proceeded to climb the fence when he was spotted by 24-year-old CO Cody Cabler, who was working the picket |
| Apr 10 | Mo. man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006 More than 70 current and former prison officials, including chaplains, wardens and COs, had written a letter asking the governor to grant Brian Dorsey clemency |
| Apr 9 | Philadelphia's jail staffing crisis worsens, civil rights groups fi... The contempt motion seeks $5 per prisoner per day in damages until two baseline conditions are met: CO vacancies are reduced to 30% of budgeted positions and all prisoners are getting at least an hour a day out of their cells |
| Apr 9 | Ga. college receives funds for prison education program The expansion will allow about 200 incarcerated students to participate each year, increase class offerings from two to eight and strengthen the Prison Education Ambassador Program for Morehouse students |