Jul 10 | Drones lifting inmates out of prisons? UK inspector says its a 'the... The prison inspector's warning follows a viral video showing a person being rescued from floodwaters by an agricultural drone |
Jul 10 | New La. law gives prisons authority to intercept drones amid contra... The We Will Act Act law lets corrections officers and police use legal means — including jamming and hacking — to neutralize drones near prisons and other protected areas |
Jul 10 | VADOC swears in DJ Daniel, a Texas teen with cancer, as honorary co... Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel, who has been sworn in by more than 1,300 law enforcement agencies nationwide, was honored by the VADOC during a ceremony attended by state leaders |
Jul 10 | Former W.Va. corrections officers sentenced to decades in prison fo... Mark Holdren, 41, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and Johnathan Walters, 33, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the assault in the Southern Regional Jail |
Jul 9 | Only 1 of 10 escapees remains free after high-profile New Orleans j... Derrick Groves, convicted in multiple killings, has evaded law enforcement for nearly two months with help from friends and former jail staff |
Jul 9 | L.A. County will deploy body scanners, more K-9s after juvenile hal... The county will consider restricting items allowed in Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall and Barry J. Nidorf and ending contracts after a tutor was caught with nearly 200 pills |
Jul 9 | Wash. county retools recruitment: New leave benefits for laterals, ... Spokane County Detention Services raises cook sign-on bonus from $3,500 to $10,000 amid staffing shortages. |
Jul 8 | 'Planned ambush' at ICE detention center leads to 10 arrests after ... Prosecutors say attackers used fireworks and anti-ICE graffiti to lure out unarmed corrections officers from Prairieland Detention Center before opening fire with rifles |
Jul 8 | Hybrid pension plan for Mich. COs remains in limbo after court ruling The bills would allow current COs to buy into the Michigan State Police hybrid plan with retroactive credit |
Jul 7 | Calif. jail updates mail policy after lawsuit over publication bans A federal settlement requires the Sonoma County jail to accept materials from publishers unless there's a clear security risk and give inmates a way to appeal rejections |