Correctional

NEWARK, N.J. — A Passaic County Correctional Officer has pleaded guilty to assaulting a pretrial detainee and conspiring to obstruct justice in connection with the incident, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba …

Delaware State Police Arrest Correctional Officer for Drug Charges **Smyrna, DE** – The Delaware State Police, working alongside the Delaware Department of Correction, arrested Yesenia Martinez-Morales, a 27-year-old Wilmington resident, …

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Washington County. The inmate, identified as 21-year-old Lawrence Antonio Borom, was pronounced …

WESTOVER, Md. — A small fire broke out inside a jail cell at Eastern Correctional Institution on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The fire was discovered at 12:10 p.m. by facility …

CUMBERLAND, Md. — Maryland State Police are investigating the homicide of an inmate at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland after the death of 28-year-old Robert Warren was ruled …

TRENTON, N.J. — Six correctional officers from the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Burlington County face criminal charges following an alleged assault on an inmate and subsequent attempts to …

WESTOVER, Md. — A small fire broke out Wednesday afternoon at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Somerset County, prompting the temporary relocation of 20 inmates, according to officials. The incident …

BALTIMORE, MD — A Nottingham man is celebrating after winning a $100,000 top prize on the Maryland Lottery’s $100,000 Ca$h scratch-off. The Baltimore County resident, who typically plays Keno, decided …

FREEHOLD, NJ – County officials have not yet released a statement regarding this week’s pizza box brawl at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City. A woman who was arrested during …

STATEN ISLAND, NY – On Saturday, September 7, 2024, an off-duty New York City employee was arrested in the confines of the 120 Precinct in Staten Island. The individual, identified …

NEWARK, N.J. — Two correctional officers from Passaic County were indicted by a federal grand jury today for violating a pretrial detainee’s civil rights and conspiring to obstruct justice, U.S. …

PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero has announced the arrest and indictment of Ivory S. Cousins, a 35-year-old correctional officer from West Deptford, New Jersey. Cousins is …

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ—Jonathan E. Perez, a former Cape May County Correctional Officer, has been sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison after being found guilty of …

DUBLIN, CA – A federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment against Darrell Wayne Smith, a former correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, charging him with 15 counts of …

TRENTON, N.J. — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the formation of the Youth Justice Working Group to explore repurposing options for the New Jersey Training School and the Female …

BALTIMORE, MD — Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced the guilty plea of Ajee Xavier Myers, a Correctional Dietary Officer at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup, …

MAYS LANDING, NJ—A correctional officer and two others face charges following a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into the Atlantic County Justice Facility. Christopher Piccioni, 33, of Swedesboro, NJ, a correctional …

Dover, DE– The Delaware State Police, in collaboration with the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC), the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), apprehended 31-year-old …

NEWARK, NJ — A Passaic County correctional officer, Lorenzo Bowden, 39, admitted to conspiracy to obstruct justice related to a civil rights investigation into the assault of a pretrial detainee. …

WESTOVER, Md. — A correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution (ECI) in Maryland, Daric Evans, aged 32, entered a guilty plea today to charges of conspiring to obstruct justice. …

NEW CITY, NY – A known violent offender has been sentenced to more prison time after a shank attack on jail officers in New York, Darius Williams, a 35-year-old from …

NEWARK, N.J. – Three Passaic County correctional officers were arrested for allegedly violating a pretrial detainee’s civil rights and conspiring to obstruct justice, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Sergeants …

TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that a Mercer County correctional police officer, Tyree L. Hobbs, 39, of …