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CORRECTIONS OFFICER  

I interviewed a Corrections Officer that I know and he told me a little about the how the Jail works and what a day is like for him.

According to a recent press release, the United States Department of Justice has announced that a former Corrections Officer from White County Tennessee has been sentenced for civil rights violations.

My husband has been a state corrections officer in a maximum security prison for almost ten years. Here are some facts about being a state corrections officer.

The Justice Department has announced that a former Mississippi corrections officer, Ryan Michael Teel, has been sentenced for abusing inmates at the Harrison County Adult Detention Center in Gulfport, Mississippi.

According to the Department of Justice, a former federal corrections officer had been sentenced for his sexual misconduct violations.

"There are things inside of these walls, that these inmates do, that no one should witness or be subject to, NO ONE..! People should be thankful there are those of us willing to do this job."

Robb Phillips, age 33, of Cumberland, Maryland,has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from prisoners to smuggle cigarettes as well as other items into the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland (FCI-C) and selling them for a large profit.

In Hawaii crime this week, correction officers pleads guilty to beating inmate, a 52 year-old kills himself after police stand-off, a 62 year-old man is accused of fatally stabbing his wife, and two former officers are charged with tax fraud.

If you are in a hurry to catch your flight on JetBlue, do not forget to take your credit card from the counter. You may have some surprise charges when you get home.

Mel stated "Just one week into my job at the juvenile prison, I had three kids gang up on me in a hallway"

Some of my personal opinions and observations from my time as a corrections officer in a county jail.

The American Correctional Association is the oldest correctional association in the world. ACA serves every profession in the corrections arena, from the entry level corrections officers to the healthcare givers.

I finish my round just in time for the phone to ring. It's the Shift Commander..."we have a situation down here and we need to get the cell extraction team together." It's instantaneous, the adrenaline rush you get.

Corrections Officers are no more and no less a part the of the law enforcement community than any other cop or special agent.

The ethics of caring for the wellbeing of prisoners can be complicated. The low social status of prisoners means that they are marginalized and excluded from the mainstream of society.

Some of things I learned as a correctional officer on being patient.

A New Jersey appellate court has ruled that a Rastafarian corrections officer subjected to disciplinary action and facing termination of his employment for refusing to cut his dreadlocks had presented a valid claim of religious discrimination.

After killing a corrections officer, Curtis Allgier has been captured and taken back to jail.

Visiting someone in prison for the first time can be a frightening experience. With a little information and preparedness, you can have a safe, and hassle free visit with your friends or loved ones behind bars.

Each year, thousands of children are arrested for crimes that range from littering to assault to murder to burglary. If your child has been arrested by a police officer, it means that he or she is a suspect in a crime.

Not only did I have to be patient with life I had to learn how to be positive and make sure I kept the ship afloat by having a very healthy attitude with everything and keeping the "holes in the boat" patched up, so to speak, as the analogy goes.

It's the Shift Commander..."we have a situation down here and we need to get the cell extraction team together." It's instantaneous, the adrenaline rush you get.

I finish my round just in time for the phone to ring. It's the Shift Commander....report to Segregation A.S.A.P., we have a situation down here and we need to get the cell extraction team together." It's instantaneous, the adrenaline rush you get.

According to the US Department of Labor, murder is the fourth highest cause of workplace deaths

In games such as this, I gain the trust of inmates, get them to talk, and then put the information I gather to good use.

Richard Ramirez " The Night Stalker" has been on Death Row for almost 20 years. Why is he still alive and should he stay that way?

While the lifestyle of someone with obsessive compulsive personality disorder can seem inflexible and difficult to manage, there are some career paths that can accommodate this personality style. Here are seven of the best career choices for someone with OCPD.

The misleading and dangerous nature of anonymous interaction.

This article will discuss the factors to consider when making this very difficult decision.

If you're going to visit someone in prison, there are rules that you need to make note of. These are a few general rules that most prisons have.

This article is an overview of plus-size Halloween costumes and several options of the heavy-hearted.

Discussing why women fall in love with men in prison.

A couple months ago, after having many debates on prison issues, fellow content producer Dee and I agreed to interview one another. In the spirit of Quid Pro Quo, I will allow her the opportunity to speak within the confines of my questions.

Since August 29th, 2007 there has been seven escapes from various state facilities throughout Florida. The most recent one was from the Sumter Work Camp, in Sumter County, Florida.

Read about crime that has not been heavily publicized, but is just as important.

Human rights violations in womens' prisons

Right is right

A true story with some take aways about knowing who you are around.

Here is a little story of what happened when we decided to give our children hamsters for Christmas.

In Kentucky, to help combat the ever-growing backlog of cases in the court system, a program was created in 2000 to appoint former judges to part-time roles, filling vacancies and traveling around the Commonwealth to fill in as needed.

This paper discusses the criminal justice system, more specifically focusing on the prison system and the prison commonly refered to as "Supermax".

There are a lot of misconceptions about the Army. I hope to clear some of them up

In today's overcrowding jails, is house arrest really the answer to the problem?

"Gridirion Gang" is based on a true story about a corrections officer, Sean Porter, who takes the passion of teenage alleged delinquents in a juvenile detention center and shows them how to use it positively.

A brief and simple explanation of how parole works through the eyes of a field officer.

The academy was one of the toughest things I have ever experienced.

A brief paper on the history and current developments in eletronically monitoring offenders in their homes.