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Ore. lawmakers urge FBI probe into 1989 prison chief killing

6 days ago | corrections1.com | Maxine Bernstein

By Maxine Bernsteinoregonlive.comSALEM, Ore. — Two Oregon legislative leaders on Monday urged the new FBI director to open an investigation into the 1989 stabbing death of Oregon prisons chief Michael Francke, now that the conviction of Frank Gable has been thrown out.
Ky. juvenile detention staff let teens brawl in closet ‘fight club,’ state probe finds

1 week ago | corrections1.com | John Cheves

By John ChevesLexington Herald-LeaderLEXINGTON, Ky. — At least three rank-and-file state workers lost their jobs in March at Kentucky’s juvenile detention facility in Graves County amid investigations into employees who apparently had sex in the control room on multiple occasions and allowed an alleged fight club for youths in a classroom closet.
Jury clears 5 former Va. corrections officers in inmate's 2022 death

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Sarah Roebuck

ABINGDON, Va. — A federal jury found five former Virginia corrections officers not liable in the death of Charles Givens, an inmate with medical and mental health challenges who died in his cell at Marion Correctional Treatment Center in February 2022. The verdict was delivered April 10 in Abingdon, Virginia, concluding an eight-day civil trial in which attorneys for Givens’ sister, Kymberly Hobbs, sought $15 million in damages, NPR reports.
Loved ones mourn CO found dead in N.Y. state housing

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Sarah Roebuck

SONYEA, N.Y. — Correctional Officer David Hilburger was known as “Gandhi” by those who worked alongside him — a quiet, steady presence who brought calm to difficult situations. On April 9, the 53-year-old corrections officer was found dead inside state housing at Groveland Correctional Facility after he failed to report for duty following his regular days off, WGRZ reports. A wellness check was conducted, and he was discovered in his room.
N.D. inmate convicted of assaulting corrections officers with bodily fluids

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Brad Nygaard

By Brad NygaardThe Bismarck Tribune, N.D.BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota penitentiary inmate serving a life sentence for a 2017 murder was convicted Thursday in a case in which he was accused of spraying corrections officers with feces and urine. Alex Eggleston, 34, was charged with two counts of contact by bodily fluids after an incident inside the North Dakota State Penitentiary on Oct. 10, 2021. That charge carries up to five years in prison.
Wash. jail medical provider ordered to pay $25M over inmate’s leg amputation

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Becca Most

By Becca MostThe News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A jury in U.S. District Court for Western Washington has found that NaphCare, the medical provider of the Pierce County Jail, must pay ex-inmate Javier Tapia $25 million for negligence after missing signs of a severe blood clot in 2018 that resulted in the amputation of his leg. In February the Pierce County Council unanimously approved another $1 million settlement to Tapia, as previously reported by The News Tribune.
N.Y. corrections commissioner says union talks 'not the path forward' after strike

1 week ago | corrections1.com | Robert Harding

By Robert HardingThe Citizen, Auburn, N.Y.ALBANY, N.Y. — The union representing New York correction officers requested a meeting with the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, but DOCCS Commissioner Daniel Martuscello said it is “not the path forward” one month after the correction officer strike ended.
N.Y. lawmakers slam early inmate release over staffing woes

2 weeks ago | corrections1.com | Roger Seibert

By Roger SeibertThe Oneida Daily Dispatch, N.Y.ALBANY, N.Y. — State lawmakers and law enforcement officials are concerned about New York State’s plan to release a group of prisoners before their sentences are completed. State officials insist the early release is part of a normal work release program, but lawmakers and law enforcement say it’s a cover-up of ongoing staff shortages and mismanagement. Assemblyman Brian Miller, R,C–New Hartford, criticized Gov.
After attack on CO, concerns mount that the California Model puts prison staff at risk

2 weeks ago | corrections1.com | Renee Byer |Renée C. Byer |William Melhado

By William MelhadoThe Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — One windy January afternoon Katie Jackson stood on the West Steps of the Capitol as she described how a man locked up in a California prison managed to break into a control room where she was working as a correctional officer, rape her and hold her hostage for several hours.
‘Hello, I’m Johnny Cash’: The traveling show that brings the Folsom Prison concert to life

2 weeks ago | corrections1.com | Sarah Roebuck

The buzz of fluorescent lights. The clang of heavy doors. A crowd of “inmates” clap in unison as a black-clad figure steps onto the makeshift stage. He pauses, then delivers that famous line — “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” — and just like that, the Folsom Prison Experience begins. But this isn’t the real Folsom. It’s a traveling immersive tribute, taking audience members inside one of the most iconic prison concerts in American history.